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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Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $8.95, good condition, Sold by GREEN STREET BOOKS rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Jose, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Good. 3-8 average business day shipping. 97% + we ship same or next business day. Shipping transit days depend on distance from our California location & pls keep track of bad weather, can cause delays. We use an expeditor as well as direct drops at US Postal Service twice daily Pacific Time. End delivery is always US Postal Service. Customer service in the California/United States Only, Pacific Time M-F. PLEASE READ CONDITION NOTES: Every copy graded & checked, we always downgrade. Functional copy for everyday use. Tight binding, no food or drink stains, no tobacco smell. May have written notes, highlighting that do not obscure text, reading or use. May have overstock mark on spine. Never former libris. May or may not have dust cover and please check condition, we are happy to check for you. DJ's may be MISSING, have small nicks and tears or taped and intact. Any lower condition we downgrade to acceptable. Please message any questions.
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $8.95, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of the Olympics rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $8.98, good condition, Sold by Goodwill of Orange County rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Ana, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Book has internal/external wear and/or highlighting and underlining. It may have creases on the cover and some folded pages. This is a USED book. Codes have been used. This is a USED book, it is subject to external and interior wear including, underlining, highlighting, annotations, water damage, minor scuffs and tears. This is a donated book accepted as is. Stickers and sticker residue on the cover should be expected, as well as spine wear from use. There are NO codes or disc(s) included. All items ship Monday-Friday within 2-3 business days. Thank you for supporting Goodwill of OC.
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $8.98, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $9.99, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $9.99, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $14.25, fair condition, Sold by Book Culture Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fair. Obviously well-worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 347 p.
Add this copy of My Own Country: A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $18.90, very good condition, Sold by MYBOOKSNME rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from MIAMI GARDENS, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 347 p. Audience: General/trade. (ALI050111)FOLLOWING SPECIAL DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY: This sale is for one Hard Cover Book. This book contains no marking, Highlight, Answers for most Questions, Notes, Names, Marker s Marks, and/or Under-lining. No severe water damaged. Back, Front Tips Cover and binding are (good); Jacket Cover (Good). no wrinkled, creased, or ripped pages. If you ve received the item and you are not at most 65% satisfied with this item, return the item.
Add this copy of A Doctor's Story of a Town and Its People in the Age of to cart. $22.99, like new condition, Sold by Robin Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kingston, ON, CANADA, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fine. Fine Hardcover with DJ 1994 P347 Slight shelf wear, otherwise new Quality Books Because We Care-Shipped from Canada Usually ships within 1-2 business days If you buy this book from us, we will donate a book to a local school We donate 10, 000+ books to local schools every year.