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The Knife's Edge The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

Paperback • 2020 • English

The Knife's Edge The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

By Stephen Westaby

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About the book

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2019 An intimate and compelling exploration into the unique psyche of the heart surgeon, by one of the profession's most eminent figures. Although Professor Stephen Westaby was born with the necessary coordination and manual dexterity, it was a head trauma sustained during university that gifted him the qualities of an exceptional heart surgeon: qualities that are frequently associated with psychopathy. His thirty-five-year career has been characterised by fearlessness a...Show more

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ISBN

9780008285791

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

The Knife's Edge The Heart and Mind of a Cardiac Surgeon

Format

Paperback

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