Fourteen Stories: Doctors, Patients, and Other Strangers
(Part of the Literature and Medicine Series)
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Book Overview
An emergency physician and faculty member at Brown Medical School, Jay Baruch has long been fascinated by how illness can make people strangers to their own bodies, how we all struggle to maintain... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0873388941
ISBN13:9780873388948
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:Kent State University Press
Length:143 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"
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a pleasure to read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Dr Baruch has done an amazing job getting to the heart of the stories each and every time. The characters leap off the page. I rarely get up early to read, but this book had me up at the crack of dawn, confusing my cats, but I was too anxious to see what happened next. I await the next book with great excitement.
Emergency Medicine
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As a former clinical social worker in a busy urban emergency center, I absolutely loved this book. Dr. Baruch humanizes the patients. Often patients are just "another case". Emergency medicine professionals see a microcosm of life in a daily shift in the ER; the best and the worst. This book presents the context of life in a busy ER with compassion and humor. This book could be used in place of a Journal Club in resident physician education or in curriculum for Literature in Medicine. I applaud Dr. Baruch. Please write another book soon.
An Honest Portrayal of Medicine as it is Practiced Today
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
I'm an ER doctor, and when I was reading this book, I felt like I was at work. Even so, I couldn't put it down. The pace is brisk, but the book is never superficial. A must read for anyone who is interested in the way illness affects our lives, and anyone considering a career in medicine or in nursing.
Great book by a great writer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
What a fantastic book. i hope to see more from this incredible author. He brings to life the colorful charectors of the ER -- from pschyo neighbors to the frat boys swallowing gold fish.
Excellent collection of short stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Thought provoking for both the doctor and non-doctor... wonderfully written. Frequently leaves you wanting more.
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