{"product_id":"the-joyful-life-of-charles-allyn-george-may-9798349627958","title":"The Joyful Life of Charles Granville Rob: Surgeon, Soldier, Scientist","description":"\u003cp\u003eEcclesiasticus says, \u003cstrong\u003e\"Value the services of a doctor for he has his place assigned him by the Lord.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Granville Rob was one of those doctors. In World War II, as a Royal Army surgeon, he received the Military Cross for valor under fire, and, at another time, he acted alone in enemy-held territory, in a nighttime mission to secure a victorious invasion of Sicily. After the war he conceived and implemented a surgical treatment for prevention of stroke, the first such attempt to succeed in the long history of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedicine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAny man can live dangerously, but few have so willingly, ably, and joyfully accepted risk and handled it as gracefully as did Charles Granville Rob: soldier, progenitor of vascular surgery, scientist, teacher, adventurer, and humorist. Destined for honors in the United Kingdom, he nevertheless accepted a position at the University of Rochester in New York where he established a golden age for surgery: Vascular surgery flowered, innovation extended the surgical repertoire, and enthusiasm generated comity among surgeons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world deserves to know The Joyful Life of Charles Granville Rob: Surgeon, Soldier, Scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allyn George May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349627958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Worldwide Publicists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Allyn George May","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089475711231,"sku":"9798349627958","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f75b687-fad4-4617-b95b-91bb0a79bd08.jpg?v=1769110490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-joyful-life-of-charles-allyn-george-may-9798349627958","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}