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About Not Losing

A high-stakes trial. Life's purpose found.

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Written in real time, this memoir provides a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a high-stakes medical malpractice trial. The intense emotions and personal challenges faced during the trial are skillfully presented in this case about a patient who suffered a severe brain injury while in the hospital. Legal twists resulted in an unusual settlement, but the story doesn't end there. Beyond the ... Read more

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Written in real time, this memoir provides a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at a high-stakes medical malpractice trial. The intense emotions and personal challenges faced during the trial are skillfully presented in this case about a patient who suffered a severe brain injury while in the hospital. Legal twists resulted in an unusual settlement, but the story doesn't end there. Beyond the
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Confessions of a Male Nurse

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From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands; ... Read more

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From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.From stampeding nudes to inebriated teenagers, young nurse Michael Alexander never really knew what he was getting himself into. But now, sixteen years since he was first launched into his nursing career – as the only man in a gynaecology ward – he’s pretty much dealt with everything: Body parts that come off in his hands;
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Do No Harm

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A New York Times BestsellerShortlisted for both the Guardian First Book Prize and the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-FictionA Finalist for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper PrizeA Finalist for the Wellcome Book PrizeA Financial Times Best Book of the YearAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Washington Post Notable Book of the YearWhat is it like to be a brain surgeo... ... Read more

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Confessions of a Surgeon

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As an active surgeon and former department chairman, Dr. Paul A. Ruggieri has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of his profession. In Confessions of a Surgeon, he pushes open the doors of the O.R. and reveals the inscrutable place where lives are improved, saved, and sometimes lost. He shares the successes, failures, remarkable advances, and camaraderie that make it exciting. He uncovers the ... Read more

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