#5 in the USA Wall Street Journal Best Seller in 2014 #6 in the USA Wall Street Journal Best Seller in 2015 Chosen for 15 Books Every Healthcare Professional Should Read byPhysicians Weekly. Medicine Men is an extraordinary collection of the most memorable moments from a dozen old-school rural physicians who each practiced medicine for more than 50 years in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. It contains hilarious, heroic, and heartwarming true stories of miracle cures, ghost dogs, and much madcap medical mayhem. Quotations in the book are rendered as they were spoken in real-life Appalachian dialect. Medicine Men is the follow on to Heart in the Right Place which was a #7 in the USA Wall Street Journal best seller in 2012 and #9 in the USA Wall Street Journal best seller in 2017. Carolyn Jourdan is a USA Today, Audible, and 5-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author with multiple award-winning books about the Smoky Mountains, Appalachia, Medicine, Mystery, and Wildlife, such as Heart in the Right Place, Medicine Men, Out on a Limb, and Breakdown on Blowhard Mountain.

Medicine Men: Extreme Appalachian Doctoring

Biographies & Memoirs

Jourdan, Carolyn

Professionals & Academics

Jourdain-Michael

#7 in the USA audio book in 2016#9 in the USA Wall Street Journal best seller in 2013Named A Top 50 Must Read for the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service.Named A Top 10 Must-Read Books That Could Save Our National Parks and the Environment along with John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Lewis &amp; Clark, Bill Bryson, and Ken Burns. Bear in the Back Seat I is the first volume in a series of true stories from “[a]n extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonally-crazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists, some of whom are clueless.” In Kim DeLozier’s world, when sedated wild black bears wake up unexpectedly in the back seat of a helicopter in mid-flight, or in his car as he’s driving down the highway, or in his office while he’s talking on the phone, it’s just another day in the park. You’ll love seeing Kim and a fellow ranger tested as they bravely take on the task of relocating 77 live skunks by sedating them with darts from homemade blowguns, especially when the pickup truck load of stinkers wakes up while still in transit. An hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking memoir by the chief wildlife ranger in the #1 most popular family vacation destination in the USA, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For over thirty years, Kim DeLozier acted as a referee in the wild, trying to protect millions of park visitors from one of the densest populations of wild black bears in America — and the bears from tourists who get too close. It takes place in the same Smoky Mountain world as Jourdan’s other national bestsellers Heart in the Right Place, Medicine Men, and Out on a Limb.

Bear in the Back Seat: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Smokies Wildlife Ranger)

DeLozier, Kim

Named in 10 Must-Read Books That Could Save Our National Parks and the Environment along with John Muir, Henry David Thoreau, Lewis &amp; Clark, Bill Bryson, and Ken Burns.Part II of the #7 in the USA audio book and the #9 in the USA Wall Street Journal best seller.Bear in the Back Seat II is the second half of the series of true stories from “[a]n extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonally-crazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists, some of whom are clueless.” In Kim DeLozier’s world, when sedated wild black bears wake unexpectedly in the back seat of a helicopter in mid-flight, or his car as he’s driving down the highway, or in his office while he’s talking on the phone, it’s just another day in the park. You’ll love seeing Kim and a fellow ranger tested as they bravely take on the task of dealing with enraged wild boars, elk, and other wildlife. And laugh as they relocate 77 live skunks by sedating them with darts from homemade blowguns, especially when the pickup truck load of stinkers wakes up while still in transit. An hilarious, heartwarming, and heartbreaking memoir by the chief wildlife ranger in the #1 most popular family vacation destination in the USA, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For over thirty years, Kim DeLozier acted as a referee in the wild, trying to protect millions of park visitors from one of the densest populations of wild black bears in America — and the bears from tourists who get too close. It takes place in the same Smoky Mountain world as Jourdan’s other national bestsellers Heart in the Right Place, Medicine Men, and Out on a Limb.

Bear in the Back Seat II: Adventures of a Wildlife Ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Smokies Wildlife Ranger)

Newest addition to the Wall Street Journal and Audible best selling “Bear in the Back Seat” series. A collection of hilarious, heartbreaking, and terrifying encounters with wild black bears in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers, scientists, wildlife photographers, wilderness guides, tourists, and others do all the wrong things when meeting one of the world famous icons of the Smokies. Wake up from a nap and discover a bear sleeping next to you, see a bear driving a car through the park, or hear a ranger whisper a warning that there’s a bear in the stall next to you in the ladies room. It's all so emBEARrassing.

Bear Bloopers: True Stories from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Smokies Wildlife Ranger)

Zo'o Media

A USA Today Best Seller in 2016 A Best Kindle Book of 2014 A Top Must Read for the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service In Out on a Limb Phoebe McFarland has just moved back to her hometown of White Oak, Tennessee, a sleepy rural community nestled in the mist-shrouded ridges and isolated hollows of the Smoky Mountains. Now she spends her days working as a rural home health care nurse, making calls on a quirky roster of housebound characters she’s determined to take care of whether they cooperate or not. She applies this same optimism to her love life, despite the fact that she’s been dating for 38 years without locating any husband material. When she runs into her childhood sweetheart, Henry Matthews, a wildlife ranger for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, it looks like she might’ve found her man. But Phoebe and Henry’s chance for romance has to be put on hold while they undertake a desperate search for a young woman who mysteriously vanished from the park during a gathering of world famous biologists and botanists, including a charismatic Frog Whisperer. Out on a Limb is a mystery that takes place in the same Smoky Mountain world as her three national bestsellers Heart in the Right Place, Medicine Men, and Bear in the Back Seat. Jourdan is a Top-10 in the USA bestselling author of audio books on Audible and a 5-time Top-10 in the USA Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Out on a Limb: A Smoky Mountain Mystery (Nurse Phoebe)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

NOT A SEQUEL to "Out on a Limb," but has some overlapping characters. By 6-time Wall Street Journal best selling author Carolyn Jourdan.  In this fun romp with supernatural elements, witty banter, suspense, romantic comedy, and a few paranormal elements make for an entertaining romp set in the present day, but touching on history from medieval Chartres to the Civil War. In "The School for Mysteries" Phoebe McFarland has just lost her job as a rural home health care nurse in White Oak, Tennessee, a sleepy rural community nestled in the mist-shrouded Smoky Mountains. But then she's unexpectedly offered a ritzy-sounding position as a private duty nurse to an enigmatic scholar.Unfortunately before she can start her upscale new life, Phoebe is unwittingly caught up in a medical emergency with Nick, a total stranger. The mismatched couple is forced to cooperate as they flee professional killers who now have Phoebe in their crosshairs as well.Will Phoebe and friends be able to prevent some scary guys from killing her and Nick over a mysterious book that's not even finished?

The School for Mysteries: A Midlife Fairytale Adventure (Nurse Phoebe)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

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.

The School for Psychics: A Midlife Fairy Tale Adventure (Nurse Phoebe)

Athenaeus Media

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.

Radiologists at Work: Saving Lives with the Lights Off (X-Ray Visions)

USA Today, Audible &amp; 5-time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Is 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.

Talking to Skeletons: Behind the Scenes with a Radiologist (X-Ray Visions)

USA Today, Audible &amp; 5-time Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a nurse? 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.

Nurse: The Art of Caring

Medical Books

Nursing

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