Bøger af Taylor Prewitt

The Way They Lived Then reviews all forty-seven of Anthony Trollope's novels, a little known trove of leisurely examinations of the world of nineteenth century England. Writing with the casual authority of one who has enjoyed reading these works for some forty years, Taylor Prewitt has given us a new look at this energetic writer. Trollope's novels are a hidden treasure; they provide a sly and a wry look at the world of the Victorians.

Surveying the whole field of medicine, Taylor Prewitt, a retired cardiologist, shows himself to be an entertaining guide as he brings us a commentary collection of some sixty books written by or about doctors, patients, and others who help in time of need--such as Florence Nightingale, whose name is almost synonymous with nursing, and Thomas Lynch, a Michigan undertaker who is a poet. This collection illustrates the same variety that doctors encounter at their offices, the same variety that any of us encounter in walking down a crowded street. There are several examples of the history of medicine, going back five hundred years to the time when Theodore de Mayerne was a physician to King James I of England. The world of the twenty-first century is shown in the essays of Atul Gawande and Phillip R. Reilly, ranging from present-day delivery of health care to the genetic revolution. We see front-line primary care and research into the basic secrets of life; life in its beginning and at its end; the care of the poor and the care of the kings; health care on the plains of Kansas and the jungles of Africa; sick folks one at a time and millions at a time. This is hardly a list of the best sixty books about medicine. However, they are good books, and they illustrate the richness and the depth of the field. Times are changing; wherever we are going, these reviews help us understand where we have been and where we are now.