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)
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Reviewed on: 05/01/1990
Genre: Nonfiction