MY OWN COUNTRY Abraham Verghese 1st Edition 1st Printing Like New HC & VG DJ

Description: Hardcover, ISBN 9780671785147Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, 1994Used - Like New HC with Very Good Dustjacket. Pristine, flawless and never been read; dustjacket has crease from page clip on top front wrapper; some edgeware along the top of the wrapper's spine. Collectible; giftable. Ships in a sturdy box USPS. My Own Country is Abraham Verghese's first book. It made that year's New York Times Notable Book list. The book is used in colleges and medical schools throughout North America and across the world because of the way it communicates the sense of empathy and compassion so often missing in medical school education in an era of high technology and reliance on computers as primary diagnostic tools. Abraham Verghese (born 1955) is an American physician, author, Professor for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford University Medical School and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. He is also the author of three best-selling books: two memoirs and one novel. In 2011, he was elected to be a member of the Institute of Medicine. He received the National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015.

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