Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just open your current read to a random page and share a few sentences. Be careful not to include spoilers!
From page 127,
The high-pitched beeping of my pager pierced the still of the early morning air. My heart-rate increased in a Pavlovian response that harkened back to my days as a resident when the beeping often presaged a patient in trouble.
I am not quite through and thus not writing my review yet, but I can say for now: OMG. This book is powerful and outstanding, and rivaling Fire Season for my Best of 2011 honors. This is not just the story of our nation’s health care system and all its woes, nor a story of racism, poverty, politics and injustice – although it is these things, it is first Dr. Ansell’s personal story, and I find it powerful. Stay tuned.
Filed under: tuesday teasers | Tagged: health/hospitals, nonfiction |
pagesofjulia 
This sounds very good. I have to say that it’s hard not to make a good book out of hospital stories!
Oh, this one sounds fabulous! Thanks for sharing….
Here’s MY TT POST
Many Drs and nurses have that knee jerk reaction. Nice teaser, ty.
Here’s mine – House Millar – TT
Aine
I bet this would be like reading an episode of E.R. which I loved:)
Stop on buy for a special Teaser/Giveaway! And while your there winning that book why not win a copy of Bloodlines by Richelle Mead!
Great teaser, wants me to read more.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday_16.html
Sounds fascinating. The quote you shared is powerful. If you get a chance, my teaser is here.
Wonderful!
My Teaser:
http://itstimetoreadmamaw.blogspot.com/2011/08/teaser-tuesday-by-mizb-of-should-be.html
Like the sounds of this book. Nonfiction books that give the inside scoop on various professions and the places that they work appeal to me.