Physical: An American Checkup Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Physical: An American Checkup Book

Includes a New Afterword A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice When hard-living, middle-aged American writer James McManus gets a three-day executive checkup at the Mayo Clinic, he is immediately forced to confront his mortality. Will he survive his own cardiovascular system and genetic inheritance long enough to see his young daughters grow up? With great candor and wit, McManus explores not only his own health but also that of the health care system itself and the political realities that have hamstrung stem cell research--which could help his eldest daughter's diabetes. Physical is an unabashed, wrenching, and often hilarious portrait of unwellness in America.Read More

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  • 0312426496
  • 9780312426491
  • James McManus
  • 12 December 2006
  • Picador USA
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 272
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