{"product_id":"the-deadly-dinner-party-jonathan-a-edlow-9780300171266","title":"The Deadly Dinner Party: And Other Medical Detective Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eER \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e meet Sherlock Holmes in these riveting and true stories of medical detective work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Picking up where Berton Rouech 's \u003ci\u003eThe Medical Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e left off, \u003ci\u003eThe Deadly Dinner Party\u003c\/i\u003e presents fifteen edge-of-your-seat, real-life medical detective stories written by a practicing physician. Award-winning author Jonathan Edlow, M.D., shows the doctor as detective and the epidemiologist as elite sleuth in stories that are as gripping as the best thrillers.\u003cp\u003eIn these stories a notorious stomach bug turns a suburban dinner party into a disaster that almost claims its host; a diminutive woman routinely eats more than her football-playing boyfriend but continually loses weight; a young executive is diagnosed with lung cancer, yet the tumors seem to wax and wane inexplicably. Written for the lay person who wishes to better grasp how doctors decipher the myriad clues and puzzling symptoms they often encounter, each story presents a very different case where doctors must work to find the accurate diagnosis before it is too late. Edlow uses his unique ability to relate complex medical concepts in a writing style that is clear, engaging and easily understandable. The resulting stories both entertain us and teach us much about medicine, its history and the subtle interactions among pathogens, humans, and the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan A. Edlow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300171269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300171266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/25\/2011 pg. 82","brand":"Jonathan A. Edlow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946403954943,"sku":"9780300171266","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_848055aa-6450-4a4c-a591-816c703c9582.jpg?v=1681512952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-deadly-dinner-party-jonathan-a-edlow-9780300171266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}