{"product_id":"admissions-life-as-a-brain-surgeon-9781250190024","title":"Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAdmissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon - A Profound Medical Memoir\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist, International Bestseller, and a Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2017!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Marsh has retired, which means he's taking a thorough inventory of his life. His reflections and recollections make \u003ci\u003eAdmissions\u003c\/i\u003e an even more introspective memoir than his first, if such a thing is possible.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Disarmingly frank storytelling...his reflections on death and dying equal those in Atul Gawande's excellent \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/b\u003e --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Neurosurgeon's Introspective Journey\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Marsh has spent forty years operating on the surgical frontline as a consultant neurosurgeon. This compelling memoir follows the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e, documenting Marsh's transition from full-time practice in England to pro bono work in Ukraine and Nepal. His experiences in these impoverished countries provide profound insights into medical practice under challenging conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdmissions\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the burden of responsibility inherent in reducing human suffering. Marsh unearthing memories from his early days as a medical student and the formative experiences that shaped his surgical career. He examines the fundamental difficulties of a profession dealing in probabilities rather than certainties, where the instinct to prolong life can sometimes result in tragic consequences for patients and their families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eReflections on Medicine, Mortality, and Meaning\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis introspective work explores what four decades of handling the human brain has taught one of Britain's most celebrated neurosurgeons. As Marsh approaches the end of his professional career, he discovers a different purpose in life and gains fresh understanding of what ultimately matters. His frank storytelling addresses death and dying with the same depth found in Atul Gawande's \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e, offering readers an unflinching look at medical decision-making and human vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout Henry Marsh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHenry Marsh studied medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in London, became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1984, and was appointed Consultant Neurosurgeon at Atkinson Morley's\/St George's Hospital in London in 1987. He has been the subject of two documentary films: \u003ci\u003eYour Life in Their Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Royal Television Society Gold Medal, and \u003ci\u003eThe English Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an Emmy. He was made a CBE in 2010. His previous memoir \u003ci\u003eDo No Harm\u003c\/i\u003e became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, establishing him as a masterful medical writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680846680338,"sku":"9781250190024","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3b2701c-7a49-4d31-8b6e-2abc78c9d184.jpg?v=1733943925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/admissions-life-as-a-brain-surgeon-9781250190024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}