One Doctor: Close Calls, Cold Cases, and the Mysteries of Medicine

Narrator Shapiro turns in a warm, engaging performance in the audio edition of this fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the practice of medicine. Reilly, a physician for more than 40 years, looks back at his career, the patients he’s treated, and the ways medicine has changed. Interspersed with remembrances of numerous medical cases is the moving story of Reilly coming to terms with the declining health of his elderly parents. Shapiro is perfectly cast: he handles the book’s medical jargon with ease, and his clear, sensitive reading captures the reflective nature of the material. Shapiro never resorts to melodrama; instead he moves the story along with an easy bedside manner. This fine pairing of author and reader results in an honest, thought-provoking, and moving listen. An Atria hardcover. (Jan.)