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The fearsome struggle with illness touches everyone. Now the revised edition of On Doctoring captures the pain and triumphs associated with the practice of medicine in an extraordinary collection. Written by physicians as well as non-physicians, this compilation of stories, poems, and essays eloquently captures what it is like to be sick, to be cured, to succumb to illness, or to overcome it. Drawing on the full spectrum of human emotions, the editors have included selections from such important and diverse writers as Anton Chekov, W. H. Auden, Pablo Neruda, Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O'Connor, Raymond Carver, and many more. Among the new authors included in this edition are Rainer Maria Rilke, Jane Kenyon, and May Sarton.In this era of managed healthcare, when medicine is becoming more institutionalized and impersonal, this book recaptures the breadth, wonder, and the miracle of the medical profession. Presenting the issues, concerns, and challenges facing doctors and patients alike, the illuminating On Doctoring will speak to the hearts and minds of today's readers.
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Stories, poems, and essays celebrate the medical profession, with selections by writers including W.H. Auden, Anton Chekhov, and Eudora Welty.
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- PublisherSimon & Schuster
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0684802554
- ISBN 13 9780684802558
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages448
- EditorReynolds Richard C., Stone John, Nixon Lois LaCivita, Wear Delese
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