Dr. Arthur van Langenberg

From Scalpel to Spade

A Surgeon's Road to Ithaka

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Produktbeschreibung

From Scalpel to Spadeà  is a sparkling memoir from surgeon and gardener Arthur van Langenberg as he traces the lessons learned from a life well lived, recounting his adventures in both medicine and gardening with charm, wit and fascinating insight.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarto Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 162mm x 243mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9780711282926
• ISBN-10: 0711282927
• Artikelnr.: 64975016

Autorenporträt

Arthur van Langenberg has lived in Hong Kong all his life except for four years in Macau during World War II and two years in Britain undergoing medical training. He has practised surgery for some fifty years, first at the Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, and then in private practice. His lifelong interest in reading and gardening has helped him morph from surgeon to gardener and writer, finding fulfilment and a simpler way of life over the years.

Inhaltsangabe

I THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
1. A Day in the Life of a Surgeon / 3
2. What is a Surgeon? A Bit of History / 7
3. Medical School / 9
4. The Clinical Years / 15
5. Call Me Doctor / 19
6. Training to be a Surgeon / 25
7. Swinging London / 31
8. Liverpool / 39
9. Murder Most Foul / 45
10. Return to Academe / 49
11. Emergencies / 55
12. Burnout / 65
13. Teacher and Students / 71
 
II HOME AND HERITAGE
14. Reading, Writing and Arithmetic / 83
15. The World of Books / 87
16. Heritage, Language and Identity / 91
17. Fusion Food: The Ties that Bind / 99
18. Our Furry Friends / 103
19. The Sea, the Sea / 107
20. A Tree Grows in Shouson Hill / 111
 
III DOCTORS AND PATIENTS
21. Private Practice / 121
22. Limitations in Private Practice / 125
23. The Canossian Sisters and Their Hospital / 131
24. The Reluctant Superintendent / 135
25. The Archbishop / 141
26. The Consul / 145
27. Ho Mui the Fisherwoman / 149
28. Russia: In Search of a New Stapler / 153
29. Sidewalk Consultations and Good Samaritans / 157
30. Doctors as Patients / 161
31. Relatives and Friends / 169
32. Life, Death and Everything Between / 173
33. The Unkindest Cut of All / 181
34. A Personal Crisis / 185
35. Everybody’s Little Problem / 189
36. Variations on a Theme of Identity / 195
 
IV TRANSITION
37. The Surgeon as Counsellor / 203
38. Diet and Wellness / 209
39. The Writing Bug Bites / 215
40. From Scalpel to Spade / 219
41. The Medical Museum Garden / 229
42. The Surgeon/Gardener Link / 233
43. Identity Revealed / 235
44. Nature’s Cycle / 239
45. Responsible Living / 243
46. A Day in the Life of a Gardener / 247
 
Appendix: Sartorial Considerations for the Gardener / 259