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. $2.59, fair condition, Sold by Seattle Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fair. This is a former library book with stickers, inserts and markings. May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwill's nonprofit mission!
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $5.25, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby 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. $5.25, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond 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. $5.63, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Northern Illinois rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockford, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
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Fair. The dust jacket shows wear with possible indentations, creases, small tears, etc. The dust cover has some markings/stains. The pages show wear that may include evidence of handling, smudges, and edge discoloration (may have edge markings/stains).
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $8.39, very good condition, Sold by HPB 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 It's to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A. rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Salt Lake City, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Simon & Schuster.
Add this copy of My Own Country: a Doctor's Story of a Town and Its to cart. $10.49, 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 limited 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. $10.49, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond 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. $15.40, fair condition, Sold by Book Culture Inc. rated 5.0 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.