Complications by Atul Gawands
This is a surgeon’s notes on an imperfect science. I really can’t describe this book any better than the blurb on the book jacket. “None surpass Gawande in the ability to create a sense of immediacy, in his power to conjure the reality of the ward, the thrill of the moment-by moment medical or surgical dramas. Complications impresses for its truth and authenticity.†This is from the New York Times Book Revues. Although this is not an easy read and I found myself skimming I found it fascinating and I liked the way the author humanized people in the medical profession—with all their faults among the good stuff about them