Do No Harm

Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

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<p><b>'Enthralling'</b> <i>Guardian </i><br><b>'A superb achievement' </b>Ian McEwan <br><b>'Incredibly absorbing . . . astonishingly candid'</b> Bill Bryson</p><p><b>Winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize and the South Bank Sky Arts Award for Literature </b><br><br>What is it like to be a brain surgeon?<br><br>How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut through the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? <br><br>How do you live with the consequences when it all goes wrong? <br><br><i>Do No Harm</i> offers an unforgettable insight into the highs and lows of a life dedicated to operating on the human brain, in all its exquisite complexity. With astonishing candour and compassion, Henry Marsh reveals the exhilarating drama of surgery, the chaos and confusion of a busy modern hospital, and above all the need for hope when faced with life's most agonising decisions.</p><p><b>Shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award; Duff Cooper Prize; Wellcome Book Prize; <i>Guardian </i>First Book Award; and Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize <br>Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction</b></p><p><b>'What a bloody, splendid book: commas optional'</b> <i>Observer </i><br><b><br>'Riveting . . . extraordinarily intimate, compassionate and sometimes frightening ... [Marsh] writes with uncommon power and frankness' </b><i>New York Times <br></i><br><b>'If Marsh is even a tenth as good a neurosurgeon as he is a writer, I'd let him open my skull any time'</b><i> Independent on Sunday </i></p><p><b>'As gripping and engrossing as the best medical drama, only with the added piquancy of being entirely true'</b> <i>Daily Mail </i></p><p><b>'Elegant, delicate, dangerous and full of profound meaning'</b> Ed Caesar,<i>Sunday Times</i> <br><b><br>See what readers are saying: </b><br>'An outstanding reflection on medicine, neuroscience and the human experience' <br>'Ten stars, easily . . . I have bought five copies and given them to friends' <br>'Vivid . . .

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781780225920

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

190 x 126 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Verlag / Hersteller

Orion Publishing Group