{"product_id":"a-life-in-medicine-a-literary-anthology-9781565848498","title":"A Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Excellent\" poetry and prose about physicians and their patients, by Raymond Carver, Kay Redfield Jamison, Rachel Naomi Remen, and more (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Life in Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e collects stories, poems, and essays by and for those in the healing profession, who are struggling to keep up with the science while staying true to the humanitarian goals at the heart of their work. Organized around the central themes of altruism, knowledge, skill, and duty, the book includes contributions from well-known authors, doctors, nurses, practitioners, and patients. Provocative and moving pieces address what it means to care for a life in a century of unprecedented scientific advances, examining issues of hope and healing from both ends of the stethoscope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An anthology of lasting appeal to those interested in medicine, well-written literature, and a sympathetic understanding of human life.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Coles is a psychiatrist and writer. Until recently, he was the James Agee Professor of Social Ethics at Harvard University. He is a co-editor, with Randy Testa, of \u003ci\u003eA Life in Medicine: A Literary Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Poor: A Literary Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e; a co-editor, with Albert LaFarge, of \u003ci\u003eMinding the Store: Great Writing About Business, from Tolstoy to Now\u003c\/i\u003e; and the author of \u003ci\u003eLives We Carry with Us: Profiles of Moral Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by David D. Cooper, all published by The New Press. His many books also include \u003ci\u003eThe Moral Intelligence of Children\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBruce Springsteen's America: The People Listening, a Poet Singing\u003c\/i\u003e. Coles received a Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for his acclaimed five-volume \u003ci\u003eChildren of Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e series, a MacArthur Award in 1981, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998, and the National Humanities Medal in 2001. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRandy Testa has taught literature and medical ethics at Harvard and Dartmouth Medical Schools. He is an editor at \u003ci\u003eDoubletake\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524827582738,"sku":"9781565848498","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_909aa4ce-cfb3-4c6e-bf23-842daef5938c.jpg?v=1731194180","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-life-in-medicine-a-literary-anthology-9781565848498","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}