MY OWN COUNTRY is the extraordinary story of an Indian physician who settled in a rural town in Tennessee as a young doctor to AIDS patients. This is a book about illness and treatment, about how a small community reacts to the advent of AIDS, about doctor-patient relationships, the body in decline, the ritual of examination, and how Verghese, as a doctor, coped with the inevitability of death. Verghese creates, beyond the jargon of medicine, a lyrical and haunting language unique in this genre, and provides a narrative at ...
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MY OWN COUNTRY is the extraordinary story of an Indian physician who settled in a rural town in Tennessee as a young doctor to AIDS patients. This is a book about illness and treatment, about how a small community reacts to the advent of AIDS, about doctor-patient relationships, the body in decline, the ritual of examination, and how Verghese, as a doctor, coped with the inevitability of death. Verghese creates, beyond the jargon of medicine, a lyrical and haunting language unique in this genre, and provides a narrative at once rich, absorbing and above all, moving.
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Publisher:
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
1995
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17200701212
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Very Good. B-format paperback. 352 p. Abraham Verghese arrived in America at the same time as the AIDS virus arrived from Africa. He began practice in a small community in Tennessee, and, as young men started returning from the big cities, he found himself in the front line as sole provider of HIV care in the community.
Publisher:
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
1995
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17182487930
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Seller's Description:
Good. B-format paperback. 352 p. Abraham Verghese arrived in America at the same time as the AIDS virus arrived from Africa. He began practice in a small community in Tennessee, and, as young men started returning from the big cities, he found himself in the front line as sole provider of HIV care in the community.
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Fine. Very Good DJ. No Exp Simon & Schuster 1995 First Edition NL with 1 Remainder mark on bottom page edges. Bright pages. Bright jacket with small mended tears. Large Heavy Item.
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This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, and folded page corners. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
