WALK ON WATER: Inside an Elite Pediatric Surgical Unit
by Ruhlman, Michael
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670032018
- ISBN 13
- 9780670032013
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Described by one surgeon as “soul-crushing, diamond-making stress,” surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists—led by idiosyncratic virtuoso Dr. Roger Mee—work on the edge of disaster on a daily basis. Walk on Water offers a rare and dramatic glimpse into a world where the health of innocent children and the hopes of white-knuckled families rest in the hands of all-too-human doctors.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Staats, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10936
- Title
- WALK ON WATER: Inside an Elite Pediatric Surgical Unit
- Author
- Ruhlman, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670032018
- ISBN 13
- 9780670032013
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, N. Y., U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- HEART SURGERY PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY PEDIATRICIANS
- Product_type
- 2
Terms of Sale
Joe Staats, Bookseller
About the Seller
Joe Staats, Bookseller
About Joe Staats, Bookseller
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- Fine
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