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Life on a Knife's Edge : A Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival by Rahul Jandial (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books, The Limited
ISBN-100241461820
ISBN-139780241461822
eBay Product ID (ePID)17057242505
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameLife on a Knife's Edge : a Brain Surgeon's Reflections on Life, Loss and Survival
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
SubjectSurgery / General, Surgery / Neurosurgery, Medical
TypeTextbook
AuthorRahul Jandial
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Medical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Most of us say 'it's not brain surgery' when we talk about our work. But Rahul Jandial's work - and life - is just that. And he loves both enough to fight for every moment of every life. A searingly honest, fascinating account of lives and minds entwined." --Stevie Spring CBE, Chairman of the British Council and the charity Mind, "Is this a memoir or a science book? An exposé of the shortcoming of our healthcare system or a paean to the wonders of modern medicine? The answer is YES, to all those things and more. Jandial takes us deep into the day-to-day life of his profession as a brain surgeon while simultaneously taking us even deeper into the inner-workings of our own biology. It's an unconventional approach, and a bit disarming at first blush, but pays off in spades. I loved this book." --James Nestor, New York Times bestselling author of Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, "A reminder that what makes us stellar physicians and surgeons are not our skills with our hands and/our knowledge but rather our empathy and ability to connect with our patients." --Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, author, Becoming Dr. Q
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal617.481092
SynopsisA raw and unflinching account from leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon of the valuable lessons we can learn from patients confronted with their own mortality. As one of the world's leading brain surgeons, Dr Jandial is the last hope for many patients who have extreme forms of cancer - patients who can't be saved, but deserve more time. Life on a Knife's Edge is his account of the resilience, courage and belief he has witnessed in his patients, and the lessons he has learned from them. Both an unflinching account of extreme surgeries and a profound, moving and introspective memoir, this book reveals the depths of a surgeon's psyche who is pushed to his limits, day in, day out. From keeping a gun victim's heart pumping with his own hand, to saving a woman from paralysis and performing brain surgery while time is running out on a hemorrhaging patient, we see how making life and death decisions and facing unimaginable pressure has shaped one man's life. In this breathtaking memoir, Dr Jandial shares what he's learned about human nature, from balancing the line between life and death everyday., As one of the world's leading brain surgeons, Dr Jandial is the last hope for many patients who have extreme forms of cancer - patients who can't be saved, but deserve more time. Life on a Knife's Edge is his account of the resilience, courage and belief he has witnessed in his patients, and the lessons he has learned from them. Both an unflinching account of extreme surgeries and a profound, moving and introspective memoir, this book reveals the depths of a surgeon's psyche who is pushed to his limits, day in, day out. From keeping a gun victim's heart pumping with his own hand, to saving a woman from paralysis and performing brain surgery while time is running out on a haemorrhaging patient, we see how making life and death decisions and facing unimaginable pressure has shaped one man's life. In this breathtaking memoir, Dr Jandial shares what he's learned about human nature, from balancing the line between life and death everyday., The questions that we face in neurosurgery are the biggest ones conceivable, reaching deep into the heart of what it is to be sentient, aware - an attempt to investigate the wonder of the human mind. And what deeper connection can there be between two humans than one permitting the other to cut them open and work inside them? And in my particular specialty, the patient may even be conscious while I perform the brain surgery. One mind inside another. Book jacket.
LC Classification NumberRD592.9
