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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1986. 224 pp, 9 1/4" H. "In this anecdotal recounting of his boyhood years, his experiences in medical school, where he met his wife Janet, also a doctor, and his service in the armed forces during World War II and after, Morris Gibson shows what life is like for a doctor at large. He is a man devoted to healing, whether in England, or in a foothills town in Alberta, a western province of Canada. With his family, he makes his way with skill and intuition, curing when he can, listening and learning when he cannot. He recalls simple people in complex situations, the amazing effects of medical break-throughs, tragedy and triumph. And all is told in his original voice, that of a man who learns not only by seeing his patients as individuals as unique as their medical problems, but by applying his skill as a doctor to a changing world." Minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has some very minor edge wrinkling, minor rubbing.. First…
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- Title A Doctor's Calling
- Author Gibson, Morris
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- Publisher Douglas & McIntyre, Vancouver
- Date 1996
- ISBN 9780888945211
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D&M Publishers Incorporated, 1986-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed on the title page by Morris Gibson, this copy has a tight binding and clean unmarked pages...
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Hardcover. New. Hardcover New Ships From Canada New in new dust jacket 224 p Memoirs of a medical doctor's early years in Great Britain and life in Canada By the author of "'"One Man's Medicine"'", "'"A View of the Mountains"'", and "'"A Doctor in the West"'"
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Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd., 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A doctor discusses his own life experience as well as his fellow doctors, patients, medical situations, human psychology, and the many issues and experiences that come to bear on health and illness, from his own perspective as a medical professional and close observer of those around him. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224pp. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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