Direct Red
A Surgeon’s View of Her Life-or-Death Profession
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Essays, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Gabriel Weston | ISBN: | 9780061991134 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books | Publication: | December 8, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gabriel Weston |
| ISBN: | 9780061991134 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Publication: | December 8, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins e-books |
| Language: | English |
“What a terrific book….[Weston] leaves you feeling that if push came to shove you’d want to be operated on by her.”
—Nicholas Shakespeare, author of Bruce Chatwin: A Biography
The continuing popularity of doctor shows on TV—from Scrubs, House, and Grey’s Anatomy to the television phenomenon ER—indicates a widespread fascination with all things medical. Direct Red, by practicing ear, nose, and throat surgical specialist Gabriel Weston, takes readers behind the scenes and into the operating room for a fascinating look at what really goes on on the other side of the hospital doors. “A Surgeon’s View of her Life-and-Death Profession,” Weston’s Direct Red is written not only with knowledge and insight, but with compassion, honesty, and literary flair.
“What a terrific book….[Weston] leaves you feeling that if push came to shove you’d want to be operated on by her.”
—Nicholas Shakespeare, author of Bruce Chatwin: A Biography
The continuing popularity of doctor shows on TV—from Scrubs, House, and Grey’s Anatomy to the television phenomenon ER—indicates a widespread fascination with all things medical. Direct Red, by practicing ear, nose, and throat surgical specialist Gabriel Weston, takes readers behind the scenes and into the operating room for a fascinating look at what really goes on on the other side of the hospital doors. “A Surgeon’s View of her Life-and-Death Profession,” Weston’s Direct Red is written not only with knowledge and insight, but with compassion, honesty, and literary flair.
