{"product_id":"becoming-that-guy-brian-herman-9781764125482","title":"Becoming That Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's it like to operate on someone's beating heart, while they're still awake?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Herman has spent his forty-year career doing just that - repairing failing hearts through the tiniest of incisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid dramatic stories of lives saved and lost, Herman also explores his own life path: struggling to find his way as a young man in the Bronx; professional 'success' that brought only burnout and disillusionment; finally, finding happiness and satisfaction as he built up the subspecialty of interventional cardiology in Launceston, Tasmania.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith engaging directness, Herman reflects on what it takes to work in the high-stakes theatre of the cath lab, on the judgement that comes from experience, and on what it's like to become that guy: the one you call when all else has failed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Herman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764125487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764125482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashwood Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Brian Herman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48176112992511,"sku":"9781764125482","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af69751e-462f-4fdc-abd6-2446555adf2c.jpg?v=1771336613","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/becoming-that-guy-brian-herman-9781764125482","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}