A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology

Condition - Very Good
The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and functions properly. Item may arrive with damaged packaging or be repackaged. It may be marked, have identifying markings on it, or have minor cosmetic damage. It may also be missing some parts/accessories or bundled items.

A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology

A stirring collection of stories, poems, and essays on all aspects of the medical profession, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the "Children of Crisis" series. A century of unprecedented scientific advances has left the medical profession facing profound ethical and procedural crises, as doctors, nurses, hospice workers, psychiatrists, and others involved in the healing arts struggle to keep up with the science while staying true to the humanitarian goals at the heart of their work. A Life in Medicine explores questions such as, "What is a 'small, good thing' in medicine?" "Can patients be instruments of grace?" and "How does one muster one's compassion for (so-called) 'difficult' patients?," bringing together provocative and moving writing on the moral and ethical lives of physicians, nurses, and psychiatrists, and injecting a dose of contemporary reality into a centuries-old discussion. The book is organized around the central themes of altruism, knowledge, skill, and duty, and contributors include well-known writers, doctors, nurses, practitioners, and patients, who address life and death, cancer and AIDS, seizures and psychosis, advocacy and anatomy, from both ends of the stethoscope.
With stories by: Raymond Carver â€¢ Anton Chekhov â€¢ Shusaku Endo â€¢ Anne Fadiman â€¢ Laurie Moore â€¢ William Carlos Williams
Poems by: â€¢ Hart Crane â€¢ Walt Whitman â€¢ Raymond Carver
And essays by: â€¢ Wendell Berry â€¢ Robert Coles â€¢ Robert Jay Lifton â€¢ Sara Lawrence Lightfoot â€¢ Audre Lorde â€¢ Lewis Thomas â€¢ Albert Schweitzer â€¢ Terry Tempest Williams
and others.

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9781565847293
Edition	1
ISBN	1565847296
Label	The New Press
Manufacturer	The New Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	329
PublicationDate	2002-06-01
Publisher	The New Press
Studio	The New Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology

You might also like...