The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside
The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside Books
- ISBN13: 9781607146636
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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“Like all doctors, I collect tales…”
From one of America’s most celebrated and beloved doctors, and best-selling winner of the National Book Award, comes a remarkable book that brings together the tales of doctors collected over 30 years. Each of these tales, filled with grace and wisdom, explores the mysteries and conundrums of modern medicine. Enhanced by Sherwin Nuland’s keen insight into the unique relationship between doctor and patient, these engrossing tales illustrate the judgment, wisdom, and character of veteran doctors who have mastered the art of care-giving. Taken together, the lessons learned from The Soul of Medicine are as tender and profound as they are timeless.
“A gorgeous book.”
– Oliver Sacks
“Nuland is a gifted storyteller, bringing his doctors…brilliantly to life.”
– John Irving
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A very uneven collection of what one hoped would be memorable right-to-life medical tales. Rather, the quality ranges from the truly fascinating and emotional to a frankly dull style of outright lecturing and philosophical monologues. As a result, the interest level fluctuates.
Rating: 2 / 5
Some of the tales in this book are what one would guess for a book called “The Soul of Medicine”–and others have no place in this book. The tale of a general practitioner getting caught sleeping with a nurse and then getting the nursing supervisor fired to preclude himself from getting in distress is absolutely inappropriate in this book.
That said, the book is an simple read. It is just not what I expected.
Rating: 3 / 5
Sherwin Nuland is one of those rare breeds who is as skilled with the pen (or word processor) as the scalpel. In this highly readable and accessible book, he undertakes his own medical spin on The Canterbury Tales. He has a succession of pseudonymous doctors from unreliable specialties relate their first-person tales of their most memorable patients.
Underlying Nuland’s book is the belief that, amidst all the high tech diagnostic tools, medicine and doctors have lost some of the close human touch and ancient-fashioned history-taking that is key to diagnosis and recovery. Perhaps right, but the tech genie is out of the bottle and unlikely to go back in. That, plus insurance reimbursement schemes pegged to ten-minute interchanges with patients do not allow for leisurely history-taking.
Rating: 3 / 5
Having previously bought five of Nuland’s books, I nearly didn’t buy this one. But, I found it quite enjoyable and quite different. The “Tales” of the various “memorable cases” from many specialists were quite fascinating, and the “narrator’s” commentaries on most of them were fascinating as well. It is fortuitous, perhaps, that I read this book just as the National debate on health care reform is reaching rather absurd dimensions, and if nothing else, it gave me some perspective and in some cases comedy relief. I judge that writing like Nuland’s can really shed vital light on some of the core issues of health and healing, for those who want to gain wisdom and not just add to the disarray and confusion.
Rating: 5 / 5
Not only are all of the authors nearly (if not equally as) pathetically prolific as Nuland himself, the tales contained are often heart-wrenching, humorous, and some brought me to tears in a matter of a few pages. Hat off to you this time, Nuland, excellent show.
Rating: 5 / 5