Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery
May 2017 · Hachette UK
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'Sensational' SUNDAY TIMES NO. BESTSELLER
'Extraordinary...both exhilarating and alarming...fascinating' DAILY MAIL
'Wonderful...a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit' FINANCIAL TIMES
Henry Marsh has spent four decades operating on the human brain. In this searing and provocative memoir following his retirement from the NHS, he reflects on the experiences that have shaped his career and life, gaining a deeper understanding of what matters to us all in the end.
'Extraordinary...both exhilarating and alarming...fascinating' DAILY MAIL
'Wonderful...a testament to the tenacity of the human spirit' FINANCIAL TIMES
Henry Marsh has spent four decades operating on the human brain. In this searing and provocative memoir following his retirement from the NHS, he reflects on the experiences that have shaped his career and life, gaining a deeper understanding of what matters to us all in the end.
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Mark Taylor
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August 7, 2017
Honest, self-searching. His views on euthanasia match those of many of us and given his extensive clinical experience and humanity should be heard.
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bi chen
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October 17, 2018
Great read. This book has changed the way I think and practice medicine.
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Saeed Alzahrani
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September 25, 2022
it is amazing book.
About the author
Henry Marsh was one of Britain's foremost brain surgeons, and worked as Consultant Neurosurgeon at Atkinson Morley's/St George's Hospital in London for thirty years. Since retiring from full-time work in the NHS, he has continued to operate and lecture abroad, in Nepal, Albania and Ukraine. His prize-winning memoir, DO NO HARM, was a SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. He has been the subject of two award-winning documentary films, YOUR LIFE IN THEIR HANDS and THE ENGLISH SURGEON. He was made a CBE in 2010.
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