The Last Half Hour of the Day: An Anthology of Stories and Essays that Have Inspired PhysiciansWritten by well-known and emerging writers, this collection of literary prose was carefully chosen for it's insight on the many topics physicians encounter daily, from celebrating a miraculous recovery, facing a tough ethical dilemma, to accepting the death of a colleague, and coming to grips with one's own illness. Many of the pieces included in this moving collection were nominated by the physician readers of some of the world's leading medical journals, and are augmented by other pieces selected by the editors. |
Contents
from Letter to Dr Edward Jenner | 5 |
J P Featherstone | 13 |
Discoveries | 41 |
Abigail Zuger | 64 |
Marie Sheppard Williams | 79 |
HenookMakheweKelenaka | 93 |
Lorrie Moore | 105 |
Raymond Carver | 134 |
Ernest Hemingway | 163 |
Common terms and phrases
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