This book is written with charm, grace and humor. The author looks back upon his own experience as a medical student, young doctor and senior researcher to present a fascinating view of what medicine once was and what it has recently become – a young science rich in possibility and promise. The book contains wonderful observations from poignant family memories to today’s advanced lifesaving techniques, from descriptions of transplants, artificial hearts and CAT scanners to optimistic prediction that cancer will be conquered by the end of this century.
Authors: Lewis Thomas
Publishers: Bantam Books
Date of Publication: 1987
No. of pages: 270