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The prince’s poison
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Sexual healing
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Mr Vestiges
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Nature’s revenge
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Delivering death
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Patriot games
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Review : Nemesis of the marketplace
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Christmas books : Reflections on self
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The American way of health: Vandals at the Gates of Medicine by Miguel A. Faria, Hacienda Publishing, Macon, Georgia, pp 403, $41.95
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Review: Fear and loathing on the immigrant trail
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Review: Whewell, the statesman of science
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