Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story

Four hours. That was the amount of time between looking down the barrel of a gun and...
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Author: Steven L. Berk
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Language: English
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Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story by Berk, Steven L.

Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story

$63.30

Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor's Story

$63.30
Author: Steven L. Berk
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Four hours. That was the amount of time between looking down the barrel of a gun and finding myself free along a silent highway lined by cotton fields. In the time period that seemed eternal, my unique experiences as a doctor created an indescribable bond between myself and my captor. I looked upon the situation just as I looked upon a medical emergency: I took a deep breath, hid my panic, and tried to solve the situation. In March 2005, Dr. Steven Berk was kidnapped in Amarillo, Texas, by a dangerous and enigmatic criminal who entered his home, armed with a shotgun, through an open garage door. Dr. Berk's experiences and training as a physician, especially his understanding of Sir William Osler's treatise on aequanimitas, enabled him to keep his family safe, establish rapport with his kidnapper, and bring his captor to justice. This harrowing story is not just about a kidnapping. It is a story about patients, about physicians, and about what each experience has taught Berk about life and death, mistakes, family, the practice of medicine, and the physician-patient relationship. It is a story about how Berk's profession prepared him for an unpredictable situation and how any doctor must address life's uncertainties.

Author: Steven L. Berk
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 09/01/2011
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780896726932


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Review Citation(s):
People Weekly 10/31/2011 pg. 43

About the Author
Steven L. Berk, M.D., is dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine and provost of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. As a physician certified in infectious disease and geriatrics, Berk has treated an outstanding diversity of patients in his forty-year medical career.

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