{"product_id":"a-doctors-journey-a-collection-of-memoirs-9781432769277","title":"A Doctor's Journey: A Collection of Memoirs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe tragic. The comic. The inspirational. Poignant tales that show what forms the fabric of today's physicians. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePracticing neurologist Frederic A. Mendelsohn takes you on an insider's journey through the sometimes startling landscape of American medicine today. Inspired by his own encounters during thirty-five years of clinical practice, Mendelsohn's stories range from the tragic to the droll, but each speaks in some way to the incredible strength of the human spirit. Here's a taste of the remarkable stories in A Doctor's Journey: \"Searching for Salvation\" - A teenage boy is seriously injured in a boating accident, but the effects of his accident are even greater on the boy who injured him. \"Casanova Complex\" - A gifted surgeon who looks like Tom Cruise - \"if Tom Cruise were on steroids\" - gets an unexpected fifteen minutes of fame while romping with a hospital nurse. \"Wally the Whale\" - A tale about several epileptic patients, but mostly about Wally, an unforgettable character who tries to murder the good doctor. \"Angela's Angel\" - A young woman, critically injured in a motor vehicle accident, makes a miraculous recovery, but the infant daughter of her angelic sister - who has been part of that recovery -- suffers a heartbreaking medical tragedy of her own. \"Mambo Mendez\" - Part confessional, part memoir, part introduction to the author's musical heritage, this story shows the struggle of blending family life with the rigors of a medical practice. Mendelsohn also explores the notion that a strong background in Debussy, Ravel and Satie may do as much to prompt the mental creativity and flexibility essential to successful doctoring as does a comprehensive training in phrenic nerves and conversion disorders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432769277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"M. D. Frederic Mendelsohn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43972064444597,"sku":"9781432769277","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_97ebe505-2ca6-4cc2-be6d-52cdc0854045.jpg?v=1713281623","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-doctors-journey-a-collection-of-memoirs-9781432769277","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}