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    <body><![CDATA[POTUS (President of United States) has chosen Gabe Singleton as his new personal physician, his best friend and college roommate, after his original physician disappeared.  The president is in great danger as rumors about his mental health tears the area for a search of truth, Gabe has to find out w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48294207">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read The Fifth Vial and loved it so picked this one up when it came in at the library. Oh so different....only in books can 2 people fall in love with one look while being chased by the bad guys and ...well I won't spoil the story but all I can say is as much as I loved a previous title (and other...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17548028">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite of Michael Palmer's books. I must have been in a bad mood while I was reading it. Usually his books have more medical details (which I missed) and a more obvious political agenda (which I'm glad was not so prevalent). I guessed right from the beginning one of the &quot;surprises&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43208633">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Insipid.   By using a one word review, I've essentially matched the amount of time and effort the author put into this novel.   Between the simplistic writing style, the &quot;medical suspense&quot; that was no more than taking a Michael Crichton plot and dumbing it down immensely, and a love story ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46031227">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another fine vacation book; I finished this one on the way home from Vegas.  It was fun to read a political thriller (endorsed by former president Bill Clinton &lt;insert as many exclamation points as you deem necessary&gt;) with medical/science elements included.   The foreshadowing and reminders o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41400366">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unfortunately, a co-worker had hyped this book up to me so much that it could never have lived up to it. I liked it, but didn't love it. It was my first Michael palmer, and I do think I will try another one. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a little convoluted at times but over all it had an interesting premise. The President is having episodes which technically make him unfit to make decision so the 25th Amendment should come into play and the Vice President should take over. However through various tests and other wild ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63536073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I needed a lighter, quick read after finishing a 900+ page book and this one was handy. I have read Michael Palmer books and found them enjoyable and interesting. This one fit the bill. It's is a mystery/thriller involving the president's personal physician, a Wyoming rancher/doctor who was the pres...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64102570">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[    The First Patient is just another politically based cloak and dagger thriller.  The main characters are the President, Andrew Stoddard, better known as POTUS and  his old time classmate at the Naval Academy,<br/> Gabe Singleton.  They are bound together by their mutual interests, their experien...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46637096">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first book by this author that I have read.<br/>It was a good story, with medical information that I enjoyed learning about. The author is himself, a physician.<br/>As a medical thriller, I enjoyed the mystery, action, and the political insider information, you find in this book.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47330853">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good adventure &amp; suspense. Idealistic president is in danger from mysterious person or persons using the latest nanotechnology. His best friend becomes his personal physician &amp; the center of much of the intrigue. The science is scary with its implications for our lives today &amp; in the near future. Fa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60502434">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Title: The First Patient<br/>Author: Michael Palmer<br/>Date Finished: July 30, 2008<br/>Pages: 384<br/><br/>Before reading this book, I had not heard anything about Nanotechnology, but found myself very intrigued as the story progressed. Not being very medical savvy, this book opened my eyes t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28994236">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Often times a suspense novel is unbelievable, but we lay aside our disbelief and enjoy it nonetheless. Unfortunately, <em>The First Patient</em> has all the impossibilities but none of the thrill or smarts that usually keeps us turning the pages. The characters are flat and unengaging. The protagonist's trou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70759272">more...</a>]]></body>
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