{"product_id":"a-pandemic-in-residence-selina-mahmood-9781948742931","title":"A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA debut essay collection of remarkable breadth and erudition by a young Pakistani American doctor and writer. \"Wry and smart.\"―\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Selina Mahmood―in the middle of the first year of a neurology residency―found scraps of time between grueling shifts to write. The resulting collection is her personal and meticulous chronicle of an unprecedented year in medicine. It's also the debut of a young and uncommon talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Oliver Sacks and Paul Kalanithi, Dr. Mahmood takes the science of neurology and spins it into poetry, exploring theories of the mind, Pakistani-American identity, immigration, family, the history of medicine, and, of course, the challenges of becoming a physician in the midst of a global health crisis. Skipping nimbly across continents and drawing inspiration from an array of sources ranging from Thomas Edison to Yuval Harari to Beyoncé, she has crafted an elegant, incisive, and utterly original investigation. As \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e put it, this book is \"A profound, moving and unfiltered account of not just a frontline worker's experience at an unprecedented moment, but a story of family and identity, of pop songs and PPE.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA must-read for anyone seeking insight into the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as a broader understanding of our universal search for meaning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Selina Mahmood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948742934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948742931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelina Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Detroit and serves as a second-year neurology resident there. She has also lived in Lahore, NYC, and Ann Arbor. She graduated with a major in history from the University of Michigan in a previous life before pursuing medicine. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Manhattanville Review, Squawk Back, Blood and Thunder--Musings on the Art of Medicine, The Conglomerate, \u003c\/em\u003e and others. She has also blogged book reviews on \u003cem\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/em\u003e and worked as a reader for \u003cem\u003eBoulevard, Bellevue Literary Review, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrontier Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e. When she isn't busy diving into the brain, she's trying to swallow her way out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Selina Mahmood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046841250047,"sku":"9781948742931","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_302d1216-90b2-4cdb-b20e-80314ae26018.jpg?v=1684986801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-pandemic-in-residence-selina-mahmood-9781948742931","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}