false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172335605m/164429.jpg 164429 2 Described by one surgeon as &#147;soul-crushing, diamond-making stress,&#148; surgery on congenital heart defects is arguably the most difficult of all surgical specialties. Drawing back the hospital curtain for a unique and captivating look at the extraordinary skill and dangerous politics of critical surgery in a pediatric heart center, Michael Ruhlman focuses on the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic, where a team of medical specialists&#151;led by idiosyncratic virtuoso Dr. Roger Mee&#151;work on the edge of disaster on a daily basis. <I>Walk on Water</I> offers a rare and dramatic glimpse into a world where the health of innocent children and the hopes of white-knuckled families rest in the hands of all-too-human doctors. 158746 2003 Walk on Water: The Miracle of Saving Children's Lives total:95|5:37|4:43|3:14|2:1|1:0| 95 401 154 21 5 1 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 11:10:28 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 11:15:01 -0700 2009 Ruhlman presents a brief history of heart surgery, and a good picture of those that make congenital heart surgery their work. He does a...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Oct 04 16:41:14 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 18:46:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jul 26 05:37:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 05:37:29 -0700 2009
Then the story switched to a histor...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 03:18:24 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:43:28 -0700 2009
This book is filled with a lot of the real drama, the language and the pathos/sadness of congenital heart disease...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Feb 13 06:17:54 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 06:22:56 -0800 2008
In addition to all that ephemera, I appreciate the premise of his work. My partner first started reading his books about world clas...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 31 09:14:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 09:15:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 14:37:08 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 14:38:11 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 17:06:57 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 17:11:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 04:13:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 04:50:25 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:52:04 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 10:13:49 -0800 2008
I recommend this book to anyone related to a cardiac surgeon (hi, Kara and Abi!), anyone in medical school (hi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sat Jul 19 23:00:14 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 23:07:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 05 18:16:16 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 05 18:18:42 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 28 11:14:32 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 04 06:22:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Nov 22 19:52:30 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 22 19:54:04 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Jan 25 15:08:42 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:09:38 -0800 2008 ]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Aug 11 07:33:44 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 08:44:45 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Sun May 18 18:38:59 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 18:40:17 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Mar 05 14:17:23 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 14:17:58 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Thu Jul 03 09:05:17 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 09:08:07 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Mon Oct 27 08:51:40 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 08:52:17 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=164429