About this title: Autobiographical reflections and parables from the noted surgeon and author--in turn grimly humorous, painful, and inspirational--articulate the lessons to be learned during an internship in surgery.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780156003995ISBN:0156003996
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780156003995ISBN:0156003996
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"read this my first year of college and often think of the lessons still. very 'zen & the art...' in merging art of science ance and medicine with writing."
"Selzer will be on my "to re-read" list forever, I think. A master of the understated metaphor and observer of life and its complexities, Selzer's advice to a young doctor could be advice to any of us in life. A wonderful book and one I will keep in my library of favorites."
"The style gets cloying, but this collection of lyrical essays by a surgeon at Yale remains one of the undeniable influences in my decision to go into a surgical career."
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