{"product_id":"9781501338175","title":"Doctor","description":"Author: Bomback, Andrew\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501338175\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 20 Sep 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003cbr\u003eA 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succinct and accurate answer inspires a critical look at the profession of modern medicine. \u003cbr\u003eIn sorting through how patients, insurance companies, advertising agencies, filmmakers, and comedians misconstrue a doctor's role, Andrew Bomback, M.D., realizes that even doctors struggle to define their profession. As the author attempts to unravel how much of doctoring is role-playing, artifice, and bluffing, he examines the career of his father, a legendary pediatrician on the verge of retirement, and the health of his infant son, who is suffering from a vague assortment of gastrointestinal symptoms. \u003cbr\u003eAt turns serious, comedic, analytical, and confessional, \u003ci\u003eDoctor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an unflinching look at what it means to be a physician today.\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619417084062,"sku":"UBD-9781501338175","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501338175.jpg?v=1773898957","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501338175","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}