Island Practice Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor |
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| Author:
| Belluck, Pam |
| Narrated by:
| Barrett, Joe |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4708-4068-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Pre-recorded MP3 player |
| List Price: | USD $34.99 |
Book Description:
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If you need an appendectomy, he can do it with an arrowhead. If you have a condition nobody can diagnose, he can identify and treat it. Hardly anything is off-limits for Dr. Timothy J. Lepore. He's surgeon, medical examiner, sports doctor, unofficial psychologist, accidental homicide detective, and occasional veterinarian for Nantucket. He has treated various VIPs but makes house calls for anyone and lets people pay him nothing-or anything, like oatmeal-raisin cookies or a...
More DescriptionIf you need an appendectomy, he can do it with an arrowhead. If you have a condition nobody can diagnose, he can identify and treat it. Hardly anything is off-limits for Dr. Timothy J. Lepore. He's surgeon, medical examiner, sports doctor, unofficial psychologist, accidental homicide detective, and occasional veterinarian for Nantucket. He has treated various VIPs but makes house calls for anyone and lets people pay him nothing-or anything, like oatmeal-raisin cookies or a weather-beaten .44 Magnum. Ultimately,Island Practiceis about a doctor essential to a community at a time when medicine is increasingly money-driven and impersonal.