Book 11 of 2018 is When the Air Hits Your Brain by Frank Vertosick, Jr. MD.
This was an odd book to read in this #metoo time. It lacked the entitlement and megalomania that I expected from a surgeon. Maybe I've just dated the wrong surgeons.
This author said brain surgery isn't brain surgery and I find that interesting. A lot of people want to make their professions seem impossible to enter, exclusive or next to godliness. He didn't make it out that way.
The anecdotes were interesting and told perfectly. The only thing I'd change is the self pity. You're a neurosurgeon, I don't feel sorry for you.
4 barbaric scull drilling tools out of 5.
Should I read this? Yes, it was fascinating.
What did I learn? Every profession is a life of learning but not everyone dies.
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