{"product_id":"9781501338175","title":"Doctor","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDoctor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Andrew Bomback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succinct and accurate answer inspires a critical look at the profession of modern medicine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn sorting through how patients, insurance companies, advertising agencies, filmmakers, and comedians misconstrue a doctor's role, Andrew Bomback, M.D., realizes that even doctors struggle to define their profession. As the author attempts to unravel how much of doctoring is role-playing, artifice, and bluffing, he examines the career of his father, a legendary pediatrician on the verge of retirement, and the health of his infant son, who is suffering from a vague assortment of gastrointestinal symptoms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt turns serious, comedic, analytical, and confessional, \u003ci\u003eDoctor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an unflinching look at what it means to be a physician today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This little gem should be required reading included in all medical schools as a reference for lessons in empathy for first- and last-year medical students, and for anyone who watches and is wary of the changes that are taking place in healthcare. Five stars.” – \u003ci\u003eManhattan Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sweetly composed … As much a tribute to the legacy of his pediatrician father as it is an examination of the healing arts … Bomback covers a lot of territory in this small volume … It's a quick and understandable read that offers doorways to many other avenues worthy of deeper exploration.” – \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With intelligence and humor, Andrew Bomback shows how human beings cope with issues of power and vulnerability. \u003ci\u003eDoctor\u003c\/i\u003e is an insightful read for anyone who's been on either end of the stethoscope.” – \u003ci\u003eAmy Fusselman, author of Idiophone (2018) and The Pharmacist's Mate (2001)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A disarming, candid, precise meditation on the inescapable role that 'complication' or 'luck'-otherwise known as 'fate'-plays in the life of any doctor or patient or, indeed, any human.” – \u003ci\u003eDavid Shields, author of The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead (2008)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781501338175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40683266670798,"sku":"9781501338175","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1814a515-8074-40aa-b97d-32ffdb056d3d.jpg?v=1640146645","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781501338175","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}