Do No Harm

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The Instant New York Times best seller! Riveting. ... [Marsh] gives us an extraordinarily intimate, compassionate and sometimes frightening understanding of his vocation. - The New York Times Winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize and shortlisted for both the Guardian First Book Prize and the Costa Book Award, this work is longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and a finalist for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize and the Wellcome Book Prize. It has been recognized as a Financial Times Best Book of the Year, an Economist Best Book of the Year, and a Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book of the Year. What is it like to be a brain surgeon, to hold someone's life in your hands and navigate the complexities of the human mind? In neurosurgery, the doctor's oath to "do no harm" carries a heavy irony, as operations on the brain come with significant risks. Leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh faces agonizing decisions daily, often amid urgency and uncertainty. This gripping, brutally honest account challenges the perception of brain surgery as a precise craft performed by detached doctors. With remarkable compassion and candor, Marsh shares the intense joy of operating, the moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, and the moments of dark humor that define a brain surgeon's life. It offers profound insights into the human dramas unfolding in modern hospitals and emphasizes the importance of hope in the face of life'