Bedside Manners: An Anthology of Medical Wit & Wisdom

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Year: 1995
Pages: 266
Binding Paperback
ISBN 863698492

Product Code: 788156500

Description

John Ballantyne (au). Here are grimly fascinating anecdotes & reports from scenes of tragedy & disaster; remarkable first-hand accounts of medical innovation & discovery; light-hearted reflections on the quirks of doctors, patients & diseases; & profound & moving comments on human mortality. From the pens of more than 60 writers & practitioners -- ranging from Somerset Maugham, Chekhov & P.G. Wodehouse to Keats, Louis Pasteur, Florence Nightingale & Mark Twain -- these pieces span the ages to prompt laughter, wonder & recognition by turns. For everyone who has ever been a patient, this intriguing & delightful collection is just what the doctor ordered.

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