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USA Today, Audible & 5-time Wall Street Journal Bestselling AuthorIs it cancer or just a bad pixel? True stories told with the trademark wit and warmth that has earned Jourdan 7 national best sellers.Talking to Skeletons chronicles seven extraordinary nights Jourdan spent shadowing a radiologist in a teaching hospital and paints an insightful portrait of one man's life and work.It's a uniquely personal tour of a private world that, as a bonus, gives readers an intimate peek at how Jourdan creates her best-selling medical narratives.A lovely and intelligent medical selfie.Jourdan's first-rate medical writing illuminates the mysterious black and white world that stands at the front lines of modern healthcare.

Is it cancer or just a bad pixel? Radiologists are the physicians we rarely get to see. "Radiologists at Work" contains the most memorable moments from the careers of twenty radiologists who practiced from the 1940s to the present day.These true stories are told with the trademark wit and warmth that has earned Jourdan USA Today, Audible, and 5 Wall Street Journal bestsellers. They give a rare glimpse at hidden heroes who work behind the scenes. Jourdan's first-rate medical writing illuminates the mysterious black and white world that stands at the front lines of modern healthcare.

NOT A SEQUEL to "Out on a Limb." USA Today, Audible & 5-time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author.Adventure, suspense, and romantic comedy, with paranormal elements make for a charming romp from the tiny island of Lanai, Hawaii to the vast Chateau of Versailles. A grown up fairy tale and fantasy version of "Da Vinci Code" meets "Murder She Wrote."Jourdan's Nurse Phoebe books have been described as "Great fun! A witty romantic adventure and an hilarious successor to Mrs. Pollifax -- makes you realize if Jessica Fletcher had been a nurse, there would've been a lot fewer dead bodies littering Cabot Cove." Phoebe, a private duty nurse, has a gift for knowing certain kinds of information that are none of her business, so when her new boss asks her to help him find and retrieve some extremely valuable items that have gone missing, she's happy to try to help.What the boss failed to disclose was who she'd have to work with and what they'd be up against. A fun, action-packed romp through the Loire Valley, Paris, and Normandy.

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a nurse? From a USA Today, Audible, and 5-time Wall Street Journal best selling author, this book is a collection of the most memorable moments from the careers of over sixty nurses. It covers nearly seventy years of practice from World War II to the present day. The extraordinary situations described here are the result of more than 1,000 years of hands-on bedside knowledge. The vignettes contain wisdom and insight gained the hard way, from long experience in the trenches (sometimes in actual trenches) performing tasks that range from the most humble to the most skilled. These true stories run the gamut from birth to death. They deal with everything from war, ER, ICU, to childbirth, pediatrics, adult care, surgery, home and homeless healthcare, the psych ward, oncology, the nursing home, and finally hospice. The sacrifice and service of these nurses-their courage, kindness, and determination-is breathtaking. If you've ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes of a hospital-you've come to the right place.