{"product_id":"doctor-andrew-bomback-9781501338175","title":"Doctor","description":"\u003cp\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 3-year-old asks her physician father about his job, and his inability to provide a succinct and accurate answer inspires a critical look at the profession of modern medicine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn sorting through how patients, insurance companies, advertising agencies, filmmakers, and comedians misconstrue a doctor's role, Andrew Bomback, M.D., realizes that even doctors struggle to define their profession. As the author attempts to unravel how much of doctoring is role-playing, artifice, and bluffing, he examines the career of his father, a legendary pediatrician on the verge of retirement, and the health of his infant son, who is suffering from a vague assortment of gastrointestinal symptoms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt turns serious, comedic, analytical, and confessional, \u003ci\u003eDoctor \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an unflinching look at what it means to be a physician today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Bomback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150133817X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501338175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrew Bomback","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064969687295,"sku":"9781501338175","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad1fd8ed-da32-4e2b-a6d8-c301178ecb62.jpg?v=1685398662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doctor-andrew-bomback-9781501338175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}