From Voodoo to Viagra: The Magic of Medicine
Author: Oscar London Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press Keywords: Viagra ISBN: 1580082874
Book description The doctor who dispensed the invaluable advice KILL AS FEW PATIENTS AS POSSIBLE is at it again with a collection of waggish musings on everything from Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut to voodoo, ballerinas, and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Dr. Oscar London's FROM VOODOO TO VIAGRA pokes fun at the serious and sometimes outrageous world of medicine, from the ability of doctors to work in the face of disagreeable smells, to the surgeon who uses a scalpel to excise fat from the "B" in his BLT. No one in the medical community is safe from Dr. London's fine-tuned wit. Whether you're a 27-year veteran of County General, a newly graduated resident, or a patient of any age-these 37 keenly wrought essays…
Book review: Medicine Man Does it Again This collection of vignettes is timely, and as always with Dr. London, hysterically funny. You definitely don't have to be in the medical profession to find his anecdotes simply delicious antidotes to… Best drug books: The Asthma and Allergy Action Plan for Kids: A Complete Program to Help Your Child Live a Full and Active Life, Autobiography of a Face, Drug Metabolism: Chemical and Enzymatic Aspects, Research in the Sociology of Health Care: Changing Organizational Forms of Delivering Health Care: The Impact of Managed Care and Other Changes on Patients, The Man Who Saved The World From Smallpox: Doctor Edward Jenner |
