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Operation Mincemeat : how a dead man and a bizarre plan fooled the Nazis and assured an allied victory / by Macintyre, Ben,1963-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [385]-387) and index.From the acclaimed author of "Agent Zigzag" comes an extraordinary account of the most successful deception--and certainly the strangest--ever carried out in World War II, one that changed the prospects for an Allied victory. The purpose of the plan--code named Operation Mincemeat--was to deceive the Nazis into thinking that Allied forces were planning to attack southern Europe by way of Greece or Sardinia, rather than Sicily, as the Nazis had assumed, and the Allies ultimately chose.The sardine spotter -- Corkscrew minds -- Room 13 -- Target Sicily -- The man who was -- A novel approach -- Pam -- The butterfly collector -- My dear Alex -- Table-tennis traitor -- Gold prospector -- The spy who baked cakes -- Mincement sets sail -- Bill's farewell -- Dulce et decorum -- Spanish trails -- Kühlenthal's coup -- Mincemeat digested -- Hitler loses sleep -- Seraph and Huskey -- A nice cup of tea -- Hook, line, and sinker -- Mincement revealed -- Aftermath.
Subjects: Operation Mincemeat.; World War, 1939-1945; Montagu, Ewen, 1901-1985.; Deception; Deception; Great Britain. Royal Navy; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
© c2010., Harmony Books,
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The beautician and the beast [videorecording] / by Koch, Howard W.,1945-; Graff, Todd.; Kwapis, Ken.; Drescher, Fran.; Dalton, Timothy,1944-; Jakub, Lisa,1978-; McNeice, Ian,1950-; Malahide, Patrick.; Collister, Peter Lyons,1956-; Poll, Jon.; Eidelman, Cliff.; Smith, Rusty.; Paramount Pictures Corporation.; Koch Company.; High School Sweethearts (Firm);
DVD, Dolby digital surround sound.Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton, Lisa Jakub, Ian McNeice, Patrick Malahide.Director of photography Peter Lyons Collister ; editor, Jon Poll ; music, Cliff Eidelman ; production designer, Rusty Smith.MPAA rating: PG, for some mild language and sensuality.Hairdresser Joy Miller thinks she's been hired as a beautician in the land of Slovetzia, but gruff, widowed dictator Boris Pochenko thinks she's been hired to tutor his three children.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Beauty operators;
© [2003], c1997., Paramount,
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Atlas of standard surgical procedures / by McDermott, William V.,1917-cn;
Subjects: Surgery, Operative;
© 1983., Lea & Febiger,
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Operating room skills : fundamentals for the surgical technologist / by Dankanich, Nancy N.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Don operating room attire -- Perform basic hand hygiene -- Don and doff personal protective equipment -- Open sterile supplies -- Perform surgical hand scrub -- Gown and glove self closed-gloving method -- Drape Mayo stand and prepare back table -- Perform counts : prevent retained surgical items -- Prepare medications and solutions -- Select Mayo stand instruments -- Prepare the patient for operating room entry -- Participate in preanesthesia skills -- Facilitate electrosurgery, demonstrate surgical fire awareness -- Gown and glove another team member -- Perform open-gloving technique -- Perform urinary catheterization and skin preparation -- Apply surgical drapes -- Perform postdraping and preincision preparation -- Identify, prepare, and pass instruments -- Prepare, load, and pass suture for right and left-handed surgeons -- Maintain aseptic technique -- Prepare dressings and drains, and facilitate postanesthesia care -- Dismantle the sterile field and disrobe -- Facilitate room turnover and confidentiality -- Facilitate minimally invasive surgery : laparoscopic and robot-assisted." Operating Room Skills: Fundamentals for the Surgical Technologist helps students develop the essential skills needed to perform safely and competently in the operating room." - Amazon.com
Subjects: Operating room nursing; Surgery, Operative; Surgical technology; Operating Room Technicians; Operating Room Nursing; Operating Room Nursing; Operating Rooms; Clinical Competence.; Surgical Procedures, Operative;
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Instrumentation for the operating room : a photographic manual / by Tighe, Shirley M.,1939-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Instrument preparation for surgery -- General surgery -- Female reproductive surgery -- Genitourinary surgery -- Orthopedic surgery -- Eye, ear, nose and throat surgery -- Oral, maxillary, and facial surgery -- Plastic surgery -- Peripheral vascular, cardiovascular, and thoracic surgery -- Neurosurgery.
Subjects: Atlases.; Surgical instruments and apparatus; Operating room nursing.; Surgical Instruments.;
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Medical-surgical nursing at a glance / by Peate, Ian.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Nursing practice -- General care -- Medical nursing -- Surgical nursing.Medical-Surgical Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision for nursing and healthcare students from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This easy-to-read, accessible guide brings together all the key principles of caring for patients with medical and surgical needs.
Subjects: Surgical nursing.; Operating room nursing.;
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CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation) : the tragedy of industrial animal factories / by Imhoff, Dan,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Factory farms.; Factory farms;
© c2010., Earth Aware,
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Berry & Kohn's operating room technique / by Phillips, Nancymarie Fortunato.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Section One: Fundamentals of therapy and practice -- Section Two: The perioperative patient care team -- Section Three: The patient as a unique individual -- Section Four: The perioperative environment -- Section Five: Surgical asepsis and sterile technique -- Section Six: Surgical instrumentation and equipment -- Section Seven: Preoperative patient care -- Section Eight: Pharmacology and anesthesia -- Section Nine: Intraoperative patient care -- Section Ten: Surgical site management -- Section Eleven: Perianesthesia and postprocedural patient care -- Section Twelve: Surgical specialties.
Subjects: Operating room nursing.; Operating Room Nursing; Operating Room Technicians.; Perioperative Care;
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Airwar. by Jablonski, Edward.;
v. 1. Terror from the sky.--v. 2. Tragic victories.--v. 3. Outraged skies.--v. 4. Wings of fire.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945;
© 1971, Doubleday,
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Operation squirrel and other Christmas stories : by Sura, Christopher R.,1963- ;
Operation Squirrel -- The last minute gift -- The first knight of Christmas -- Good stuff -- We three thugs -- A Charlie Brown tree.Five Christmas short stories written by high school teacher Chris Sura.
Subjects: Short stories, American.; Christmas,;
© 2011., s.n.,
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