The House of God
Samuel Shem, M.D. 

Everything you've heard about this book, now the classic medical school story, is true! The rules ("They can always hurt you more"), the words ("Gomers","Turfs"), and the characters ("Fat Man") have become an indelible part of the intern's rite of passage. Alternately outrageous, tongue-in-cheek, and brutally honest, this book strips off the white lab coat, revealing what doctors, nurses, and students really say and feel. It's also a thinly disguised description of the author's real experiences; read carefully and you may recognize some of the people or institutions.

Softcover, 429 pp.
# 00257 $6.99