A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing [Hardcover]

Bill Frist (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2009

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist shares his unique experience as a heart transplant surgeon and U.S. senator inspiring people to make a difference wherever they are and whatever position they are in by helping others, risking failure, challenging the status quo, and above all, having a heart to serve. One of the brightest and most forward-thinking senators, Frist tackles controversial issues to offer feasible solutions. His simple philosophy for peace, for example, is service. "People don't usually go to war against someone who helped save their children," Frist writes. "While the world often sees America's tougher side ... when people see America's more compassionate, humanitarian side, the barriers come down, and peace becomes a viable possibility." With heartfelt love for family and country, warmhearted humor, and a doctor's comforting tones, Frist writes openly about the values and experiences that shaped his life, and challenges and inspires everyone to find a place where they, too, can make a difference.

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About the Author

Senator Bill Frist, M.D., served as a senator for 12 years and was the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate. He has practiced medicine for twenty years and is a pioneer surgeon in heart and lung transplantation. Dr. Frist now focuses his efforts on relief work around the world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Center Street; 1 edition (October 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599950162
• ISBN-13: 978-1599950167
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.2 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #756,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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63 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring, April 23, 2011

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Poker Guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing (Hardcover)

Self serving, boring book. I read first with difficulty. I read second chapter with decreasing hope that it would improved as we moved on. It got worse.

55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of my time, April 23, 2011

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Always Reading - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing (Hardcover)

Although this book is not horrible, it was a very marginal read. Once I got half way through the book, I realized how un interesting and delusional the author was, so I did not finish reading it.

44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new under this sun, April 23, 2011

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J.B.L. - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Heart to Serve: The Passion to Bring Health, Hope, and Healing (Hardcover)

I had relatively high hopes for this, as I traditionally have agreed with his actions/opinions. Unfortunately, I quickly realized that all I liked about the book was that I traditionally agreed with his opinions....

There is nothing the least bit interesting or novel about it. Its the same old stuff you've heard a million times from other people who were famous enough to get a book deal. In my humble opinion, its not worth your time, even if you are an admirer of his. Its essentially a lot of cliches drawn out over a few hundred pages.

To his credit, I'd still like him to be in the operating room if I needed a heart transplant.