Direct Red

<p>What a terrific book....[Weston] leaves you feeling that if push came to shove you'd want to be operated on by her.<br />--Nicholas Shakespeare author of <em>Bruce Chatwin: A Biography</em><p></p></p> <p> </p></p><p>The continuing popularity of doctor shows on TV--from <em>Scrubs</em> <em>House</em> and <em>Grey's Anatomy</em> to the television phenomenon <em>ER</em>--indicates a widespread fascination with all things medical. <em>Direct Red </em>by practicing ear nose and throat surgical specialist Gabriel Weston takes readers behind the scenes and into the operating room for a fascinating look at what really goes on on the other side of the hospital doors. A Surgeon's View of her Life-and-Death Profession Weston's <em>Direct Red </em>is written not only with knowledge and insight but with compassion honesty and literary flair.<p></p></p>