Dec 18, 2025 | Book Reviews, Current News
Discover the best holiday reading for fans of heartfelt medical memoirs like Great Joys Great Sorrows. Meaningful, inspiring true stories worth reading Every year when the holidays roll around, a certain kind of reader emerges—the one who isn’t hunting for just...
Nov 13, 2025 | Book Reviews
Every once in a while, a book comes along that feels less like a story and more like a life lived. Dr. Michael M. Meguid’s Great Joys, Great Sorrows, the fourth volume in his epic series A Surgeon’s Tale, is one of those rare books. It’s a sprawling,...
Nov 6, 2025 | Book Reviews
Told in fascinating detail, which strikes just the right balance between technical medical language and easy-to-understand narrative, the book is a compelling look at Dr. Meguid’s early years, when he was training as a surgical resident in Boston. John J. Kelly:...
Nov 6, 2025 | Book Reviews
Dr. Meguid’s multi-part series, A Surgeon’s Tale, chronicles his life from childhood in Egypt and post-war Germany to his medical training in London. The fourth book, “Great Joys, Great Sorrows,” follows his move to America to advance his career in the early 1970s. It...
Nov 4, 2025 | Book Reviews
In medicine, every incision tells a story of courage, compassion, and the fragile balance between mastery and humanity. Great Joys, Great Sorrows, the fourth volume in A Surgeon’s Tale, is more than a memoir. It is a deeply personal and reflective journey through the...
Nov 22, 2020 | Book Reviews
If you, like me, were wondered how World War One (WW I) affected the 20th century or led to WW II, then this highly engaging book is for you. I was unable to put Barbara Tuchman Pulitzer Prize book down. It’s a page turner. She’s a brilliant writer who...
