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More than skin deep

exploring the real reasons why women go under the knife
2007
Examines why so many American women are driven to have plastic surgery, drawing on the author's twenty-five years as a plastic surgeon to explore the myths and misconceptions about cosmetic surgery and the women that have it.

The breast cancer wars

hope, fear, and the pursuit of a cure in twentieth-century America
2001

Fantastic voyage

1996
A team of medical specialists are miniaturized to operate on a blood clot in the brain of a seriously-ill government scientist.

The fourth hand

2003
While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion and finds his life forever changed when he becomes the first person to receive a hand transplant.

Two ways about it

1979
An eleven-year-old girl's difficult relationship with an older cousin undergoes a series of subtle changes during a family crisis.

More than just a pretty face

how cosmetic surgery can improve your looks and your life
1987

Heart matters

a memoir of a female heart surgeon
2011

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