cover image Working in a Very Small Place

Working in a Very Small Place

Mark Shelton. Vintage Books USA, $13 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-679-72815-3

Shelton here probes the career of brain surgeon Peter Jannetta, who invented a controversial but now internationally acclaimed operation to relieve a cranial nerve disorder. ``This affecting, rousing account portrays the maverick, engaging surgeon's battle to acquaint the medical profession with his discoveries and achieve acceptance for his innovation,'' commented PW. (May)