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When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes
Gallaudet University Press, 1993 Cloth: 978-1-56368-024-3 | eISBN: 978-1-56368-189-9 Library of Congress Classification R154.Z39A3 1993 Dewey Decimal Classification 610.92
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"The personal account of his struggles reveals his inspiration, dedication, and warmth. For all collections." --Library Journal "A remarkable and clearly written autobiography." --Choice "He portrays his patients -- including some amusing eccentrics -- vividly." --Publishers Weekly Born almost totally deaf, Philip Zazove has spent his entire life beating the odds first by excelling in public schools during an era when most deaf children went to special schools, then by aspiring to become a medical doctor. When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes is the remarkable story of his determination and achievement in realizing his dreams. Despite his stellar record at Northwestern University, Zazove was rejected by a host of medical schools. This only caused him to press harder, which won him acceptance at Rutgers University. He transferred to Washington University in St. Louis where, again against all advice, he decided to specialize in family practice. In vignettes of his patients, some amusing, others moving, he reveals the dedication and humanity that have made him a respected and well-loved doctor. His story will inspire all who read it. Philip Zazove, M.D., is on the faculty of the Family Practice Department of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI. See other books on: 1951- | People with Disabilities | Personal Memoirs | When | Zazove, Philip See other titles from Gallaudet University Press |
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When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Gallaudet University Press, 1993
Cloth: 978-1-56368-024-3
eISBN: 978-1-56368-189-9
Cloth: 978-1-56368-024-3
eISBN: 978-1-56368-189-9
"The personal account of his struggles reveals his inspiration, dedication, and warmth. For all collections."
--Library Journal
"A remarkable and clearly written autobiography."
--Choice
"He portrays his patients -- including some amusing eccentrics -- vividly."
--Publishers Weekly
Born almost totally deaf, Philip Zazove has spent his entire life beating the odds first by excelling in public schools during an era when most deaf children went to special schools, then by aspiring to become a medical doctor. When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes is the remarkable story of his determination and achievement in realizing his dreams.
Despite his stellar record at Northwestern University, Zazove was rejected by a host of medical schools. This only caused him to press harder, which won him acceptance at Rutgers University. He transferred to Washington University in St. Louis where, again against all advice, he decided to specialize in family practice. In vignettes of his patients, some amusing, others moving, he reveals the dedication and humanity that have made him a respected and well-loved doctor. His story will inspire all who read it.
Philip Zazove, M.D., is on the faculty of the Family Practice Department of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.
--Library Journal
"A remarkable and clearly written autobiography."
--Choice
"He portrays his patients -- including some amusing eccentrics -- vividly."
--Publishers Weekly
Born almost totally deaf, Philip Zazove has spent his entire life beating the odds first by excelling in public schools during an era when most deaf children went to special schools, then by aspiring to become a medical doctor. When the Phone Rings, My Bed Shakes is the remarkable story of his determination and achievement in realizing his dreams.
Despite his stellar record at Northwestern University, Zazove was rejected by a host of medical schools. This only caused him to press harder, which won him acceptance at Rutgers University. He transferred to Washington University in St. Louis where, again against all advice, he decided to specialize in family practice. In vignettes of his patients, some amusing, others moving, he reveals the dedication and humanity that have made him a respected and well-loved doctor. His story will inspire all who read it.
Philip Zazove, M.D., is on the faculty of the Family Practice Department of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, MI.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
