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The issue of brain texture is on my mind all the time.

There is, on average, 1 neurosurgeon for every 66,000 people in this country. Compare that to the African continent where the ratio is 1 neurosurgeon per 6 million people. One piece of advice: avoid a he...more...]]> 193724 1400063205 9781400063208 395 108 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172586283m/193724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 4 0 false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 20:15:04 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 23:20:54 -0700 2009
I loved learning about neurosurgery and the lives of the people who choose to practice it. I liked Dr. Firlik's subtle, dry humor and her clear, quick style. I did get irked, occasionally, by her strong opinions abo...more...]]> 193724 1400063205 9781400063208 395 108 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172586283m/193724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 3 1 false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 10:07:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 15:15:50 -0700 2009 wanted to like this book. It was fun to read about brain things again for a change, and interesting to read about them from a neurosurgeon's point of view. I got super-irritated by her unnecessary (to me) rant against religion, and had a hard time recovering. I think it's possible to sta...more...]]> 193724 1400063205 9781400063208 395 108 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172586283m/193724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 5 0 false Wed Sep 23 09:51:15 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:55:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 193724 1400063205 9781400063208 395 108 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172586283m/193724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 4 0 false Thu Jul 16 17:32:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 17:32:47 -0700 2009 It's a nice blend of personal, job-related and general musings. I enjoyed the anthropologist's perspective, relating medicine and treatment...more...]]> 193724 1400063205 9781400063208 395 108 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172586283m/193724.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193724.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 4 0 false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 22:18:32 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 22:40:27 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 643917 0812973402 9780812973402 108 26 Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside 3.59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176678014m/643917.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/643917.Another_Day_in_the_Frontal_Lobe_A_Brain_Surgeon_Exposes_Life_on_the_Inside 4 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 16:19:14 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 08:44:00 -0800 2008
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