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The Measure of Our Days : A Spiritual Exploration of Illness
by Groopman, Jerome
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- as new
- Paperback
- first
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- As New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 014026972X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140269727
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Synopsis
With The Measure of Our Days , Dr. Jerome Groopman established himself as an eloquent new voice in the literature of medicine. In these eight moving portraits, he offers us a compelling look at what is to be learned when life itself can no longer be taken for granted. These stories are diverse--from Kirk, an aggressive venture capitalist determined to play the odds with controversial chemotherapy treatments; to Elizabeth, an imperious dowager humbled by a rare blood disease; to Elliott, who triumphs over leukemia and creates for himself a definition of success--but each, in the words of Maggie Scarf , "transmute the misery of terrible suffering into a marvelous celebration of the sweetness of human life." Far from medical case studies, these are spiritual journeys of questioning and self-awareness, embarked on by the physician as well as the patient.
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- Bookseller
- River Run Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6335
- Title
- The Measure of Our Days : A Spiritual Exploration of Illness
- Author
- Groopman, Jerome
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Penquin Edition
- ISBN 10
- 014026972X
- ISBN 13
- 9780140269727
- Publisher
- Toronto, ON, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1998
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- DISEASES MEDICAL 0-14-026972-X B3
- Bookseller catalogs
- B3;
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