{"product_id":"my-own-country-a-doctors-story-paperback","title":"My Own Country: A Doctor's Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbraham Verghese\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Covenant of Water \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eCutting for Stone: \u003c\/i\u003e a story of medicine in the American heartland, and confronting one's deepest prejudices and fears.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable.... An account of the [AIDS] plague years in America. Beautifully written...by a doctor who was changed and shaped by his patients.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City had always seemed exempt from the anxieties of modern American life. But when the local hospital treated its first AIDS patient, a crisis that had once seemed an \"urban problem\" had arrived in the town to stay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases. Dr. Verghese became by necessity the local AIDS expert, soon besieged by a shocking number of male and female patients whose stories came to occupy his mind, and even take over his life. Verghese brought a singular perspective to Johnson City: as a doctor unique in his abilities; as an outsider who could talk to people suspicious of local practitioners; above all, as a writer of grace and compassion who saw that what was happening in this conservative community was both a medical and a spiritual emergency.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbraham Verghese\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Senior Associate Chair for the Theory and Practice of Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He was the founding director of the Center for Medical Humanities \u0026amp; Ethics at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, where he is now an adjunct professor. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Own Country\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a 1994 NBCC Finalist and a\u003ci\u003e Time\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tennis Partner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he has published essays and short stories that have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, Granta, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. He lives in Palo Alto, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1994)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52588994756915,"sku":"9780679752929","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eUgrSGl6cmdQbzA5UHpLWE11akxrQT09.webp?v=1761638168","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/my-own-country-a-doctors-story-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}