false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg 7663 20 Written as Jeffery Hudson in 1969. <i>A Case of Need</i> is Michael Crichton's award-winning debut novel, written shortly after he completed his medical internship. Set against the ever-building pressure and pace of a large Boston medical center, the tensions flare-and explode-when a surgical operation tragically ends in death, raising countless questions. Was it accidental malpractice? A violation of the Hippocratic oath? Or cold-blooded murder? 2651727 book 1969 A Case of Need total:2146|5:261|4:613|3:917|2:304|1:51| 2146 7167 2653 117 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 3 false Thu Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 12:32:13 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 18:27:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1258826 0525938028 9780525938026 18 2 3.34 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1258826.A_Case_of_Need 4 1 false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:47:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 12:05:02 -0800 2008 Once more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 1 false Wed Jul 09 14:37:24 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 12:24:31 -0700 2008 I'm a sucker for a book that I'll learn something from and this one has footnotes and appendices for furthe...more...]]> 232184 0451183665 9780451183668 139 14 3.34 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232184.A_Case_of_Need 2 2 false Wed Aug 13 08:25:56 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 08:29:24 -0700 2008
It's very dated. Written in 1968, when abortion was illegal. The names are dated, the way they dress, some of the settings. Why would a random...more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Sat Dec 13 12:46:10 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 12:53:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 0 false Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 07:09:35 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 20:16:59 -0800 2009 excellent at piquing my curiosity. When authors write about medical stuff, I usually don't take them for their word. All that vagueness can't be too specific, but Michael Crichton, thanks to his graduation from Medical School at Harvard, is an exception. Reading his novel feels authent...more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 5 1 false Thu Jan 31 08:09:48 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 10:22:20 -0800 2008 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 5 0 false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 15:09:59 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:18:20 -0800 2008 I was right, but it was also much more - so well written, and perfectly paced, with just enough bits of medical knowle...more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 2 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 07:39:29 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 07:47:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:24:54 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 18:21:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 232184 0451183665 9780451183668 139 14 3.34 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232184.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Mon Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 06:55:55 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 08:09:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 2 0 false Sun Apr 27 18:20:16 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 18:47:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 0 false Sat Apr 19 06:15:05 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:38:57 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 09:41:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:24:31 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 13:52:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Tue Mar 03 03:38:11 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 22:10:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 4 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 20:11:59 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 20:14:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 15 16:50:54 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 19:44:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 3 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 16:32:01 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:06:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 0 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 30 12:57:16 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 12:57:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 7663 0451210638 9780451210630 1970 100 3.34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165637853m/7663.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7663.A_Case_of_Need 1 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Tue Nov 17 16:51:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 16:52:25 -0800 2009 Robin Cook (the guy who wrote Coma or Michael Palmer, but even worse!more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7663