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From Scalpel to Spade de Arthur van Langenberg

From Scalpel to Spade

Autor Arthur van Langenberg
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 oct 2022
From Scalpel to Spade is a sparkling memoir from surgeon and gardener Arthur van Langenberg as he traces the lessons learned from a life well lived, recounting his adventures in both medicine and gardening with charm, wit and fascinating insight.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780711282926
ISBN-10: 0711282927
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 16pp colour plate section
Dimensiuni: 166 x 238 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Quarto Publishing Plc

Cuprins

I THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
1. A Day in the Life of a Surgeon / 3
2. What is a Surgeon? A Bit of History / 7
3. Medical School / 9
4. The Clinical Years / 15
5. Call Me Doctor / 19
6. Training to be a Surgeon / 25
7. Swinging London / 31
8. Liverpool / 39
9. Murder Most Foul / 45
10. Return to Academe / 49
11. Emergencies / 55
12. Burnout / 65
13. Teacher and Students / 71

II HOME AND HERITAGE
14. Reading, Writing and Arithmetic / 83
15. The World of Books / 87
16. Heritage, Language and Identity / 91
17. Fusion Food: The Ties that Bind / 99
18. Our Furry Friends / 103
19. The Sea, the Sea / 107
20. A Tree Grows in Shouson Hill / 111

III DOCTORS AND PATIENTS
21. Private Practice / 121
22. Limitations in Private Practice / 125
23. The Canossian Sisters and Their Hospital / 131
24. The Reluctant Superintendent / 135
25. The Archbishop / 141
26. The Consul / 145
27. Ho Mui the Fisherwoman / 149
28. Russia: In Search of a New Stapler / 153
29. Sidewalk Consultations and Good Samaritans / 157
30. Doctors as Patients / 161
31. Relatives and Friends / 169
32. Life, Death and Everything Between / 173
33. The Unkindest Cut of All / 181
34. A Personal Crisis / 185
35. Everybody's Little Problem / 189
36. Variations on a Theme of Identity / 195

IV TRANSITION
37. The Surgeon as Counsellor / 203
38. Diet and Wellness / 209
39. The Writing Bug Bites / 215
40. From Scalpel to Spade / 219
41. The Medical Museum Garden / 229
42. The Surgeon/Gardener Link / 233
43. Identity Revealed / 235
44. Nature's Cycle / 239
45. Responsible Living / 243
46. A Day in the Life of a Gardener / 247

Appendix: Sartorial Considerations for the Gardener / 259