{"product_id":"9780547541389","title":"Letters to a Young Doctor","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timeless collection of advice, operating-room wisdom, and reflections on the practice of medicine, from the “best of the writing surgeons” (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Richard Selzer does for medicine what Jacques Cousteau does for the sea,” raved \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e of this extraordinary collection. “He transports the reader to a world that most of us never see, a world that is vivid and powerful, often overwhelming, occasionally fantastic.”\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this collection of highly candid, insightful, and unexpectedly humorous essays, the erstwhile surgeon turned Yale School of Medicine professor addresses both the brutality and the beauty of a profession in which saving and losing lives is all in a day’s work. A number of these pieces take the form of letters offering counsel to aspiring physicians. Featuring wry and witty observations on matters of life and death, medical ethics, and the awesome responsibilities of being a surgeon, \u003ci\u003eLetters to a Young Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for all medical students—and anyone interested in the endless miracle that is the human body.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"No one writes about the practice of medicine with Selzer's unique combination of mystery and wonder,” observed the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, while \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e praised Selzer’s “marvelous insight and potent imagery” for making “his tales of surgery and medicine both works of art and splendid tools of instruction.”\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47113367748848,"sku":"9780547541389","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547541389_p0.jpg?v=1763715946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547541389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}