Product Description: A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death-and be restored to lifeAfter being diagnosed in her early forties with metastatic melanoma-a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer-journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock...read more

After being diagnosed in her early forties with a ''rapidly fatal'' form of cancer, journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own-- with very different results. Williams' experiences reveal what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments in medical science-- and the healing power of human connection.

Product Description: After being diagnosed in her early forties with a ''rapidly fatal'' form of cancer, journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells...read more

Product Description: Of course I want a home," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams, "I'm American." Gimme Shelter is the first book to reveal how this primal desire, "encoded into our cultural D.N.A.," drove our nation to extremes, from the heights of an unprecedented housing boom to the depths of an unparalleled crash...read more

Product Description: "Of course I want a home," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams, "I'm American." Gimme Shelter is the first book to reveal how this primal desire, "encoded into our cultural DNA," drove our nation to extremes, from the heights of an unprecedented housing boom to the depths of an unparalleled crash...read more