Mortal Lessons
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Mortal Lessons

Notes on the Art of Surgery

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Mortal Lessons

Notes on the Art of Surgery

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A surgeon shares true stories of life, death, and the human body in an essay collection that "will nail you to your chair" ( Saturday Review ). With settings ranging from the operating theater to a Korean ambulance, and topics as varied as the disposition of a corpse and the author's own childhood, these nineteen captivating, wry, and intimate vignettes offer a poignant examination of health, humanity, and, of course, mortality. Sometimes tragic, sometimes humorous, the essays offer a physician's viewpoint that goes beyond the medical to also consider the most meaningful issues and questions we face, whether as doctors or patients, cared for or caregiver. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "an impressive display of knowledge and art, magic and mystery, " Mortal Lessons is a classic reflection on the human body and the human experience, and will resonate with readers for generations to come.

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Publisher
Mariner Books
Year
1996
ISBN
9780547542331
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Surgery & Surgical Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Contents
  3. Frontispiece
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. Preface
  7. I. THE ART OF SURGERY
  8. THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE SOUL
  9. THE SURGEON AS PRIEST
  10. LESSONS FROM THE ART
  11. II. THE BODY
  12. BONE
  13. LIVER
  14. STONE
  15. THE KNIFE
  16. SKIN
  17. THE BELLY
  18. THE CORPSE
  19. III. ESSAYS
  20. BALD!
  21. SMOKING
  22. ABORTION
  23. THE TWELVE SPHERES
  24. IV. DOWN FROM TROY
  25. DOWN FROM TROY
  26. CAR SICKNESS
  27. LONGFELLOW, VIRGIL, AND ME
  28. JACOB STREET
  29. BIRDWATCHING
  30. Picture Credits
  31. Acknowledgments
  32. About the Author