{"product_id":"nine-lives-9780912887661","title":"Nine Lives","description":"\u003cp\u003eNINE LIVES is a sequel to \u003cem\u003eTwilight in Danzig\u003c\/em\u003e which tells of Siegfried Kra's childhood leading up to WWII, concluding with his family's escape from the Gestapo. \u003cem\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/em\u003e begins when Kra's family emigrates to NY by boat. A riches to rags story, Kra picked up various ways to help feed his family when his once successful father in the coal industry was unable to find work. A desire to study medicine led Kra to Toulouse, France, where he became enraptured by studying every nerve ending and valve of the human body, which he drew on his chalkboard-painted walls and ceiling, until they became a part of him. Kra completed his education at Yale, where he later became a Professor of Medicine and practicing cardiologist. Within this novel are intriguing, charming and touching stories of romance, brushes with death and medical cases during the 'Golden Age of Medicine.' \u003cem\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/em\u003e is an enchanting look into an older world that no longer exists and will stick with you long after you put it down. This was then...While some of these stories appear within the short stories of \u003cem\u003eDancer in the Garden, \u003c\/em\u003e this book narrates a sequential, comprehensive, and more detailed life story. Kra wanted to save lives so that people could continue to live and love. As a ninety year old, Dr. Siegfried Kra is still an associate professor of medicine at Yale and Quinnipiac University Netter School of Medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKra, Siegfried:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - SIEGFRIED KRA emigrated, with his family, from Danzig, Germany to New York in 1939. He attended CCNY, then went to medical school in France and Switzerland before completing his training at Yale. In his practice as a cardiologist, he has treated tens of thousands of patients. Kra has published over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction. In addition to medicine and writing, his passions include opera, growing orchids, and tennis, which he still plays weekly at age eighty-six. He also still teaches as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine and Quinnipiac University Netter School of Medicine. Kra has been an advocate for people, without prejudice for religion, gender, age, race, religion or politics for his entire medical life. He has been interviewed by CNN, ABC \u0026amp; CBS. For eight years, Kra was on NPR every Thursday from 1982 to 1994, He was on The Regis Show, Religious shows like Club 500, The Smithsonian in Washington and more, including lectures at libraries in NY.","brand":"Pleasure Boat Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378792534290,"sku":"9780912887661","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a70bea2b-35a6-4ab7-b0d5-6a2cce406bca.jpg?v=1728652434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nine-lives-9780912887661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}