Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Henry Marsh

320 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir science informative reflective medium-paced

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What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling, and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving operation w...

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informative 83%
reflective 62%
emotional 58%
inspiring 33%
challenging 24%
sad 23%
dark 16%
hopeful 13%
tense 10%
funny 9%
adventurous 2%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 2%

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slow 18%
fast 13%

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