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Description for Phoning Home
A collection of short personal essays on complex issues that range from humorous to poignant Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 272.
Phoning Home is a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking essays featuring the author's quirky family, his Jewish heritage, and his New York City upbringing. Jacob M. Appel's recollections and insights, informed and filtered by his advanced degrees in medicine, law, and ethics, not only inspire nostalgic feelings but also offer insight into contemporary medical and ethical issues.
At times sardonic and at others self-deprecating, Appel lays bare the most private aspects of his emotional life. ""We'd just visited my grandaunt in Miami Beach, the last time we would ever see her. I had my two travel companions, Fat and ... Read more
Phoning Home is a collection of entertaining and thought-provoking essays featuring the author's quirky family, his Jewish heritage, and his New York City upbringing. Jacob M. Appel's recollections and insights, informed and filtered by his advanced degrees in medicine, law, and ethics, not only inspire nostalgic feelings but also offer insight into contemporary medical and ethical issues.
At times sardonic and at others self-deprecating, Appel lays bare the most private aspects of his emotional life. ""We'd just visited my grandaunt in Miami Beach, the last time we would ever see her. I had my two travel companions, Fat and ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781611173710
SKU
V9781611173710
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Ref
99-1
About Jacob M. Appel
Jacob M. Appel is a physician, attorney, and bioethicist based in New York City, USA. He is the author of the novel The Man Who Wouldn't Stand Up, the short fiction collection Scouting for the Reaper, and more than two hundred published stories. He also writes about the nexus of law and medicine, contributing to many leading publications including the ... Read more
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