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The House of God [Paperback]

Samuel Shem (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 429 pages
Publisher: Dell Publishing; 1st edition (1979)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0440133718
ISBN-13: 978-0440133711
Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I attended Harvard Medical school at the time this book's content took place. I actually know one of the doctors who was one of the embellished in the book. I read this book over 25 years ago. I really enjoyed the reread in 2010. I would recommend this book to anyone, but especially to anyone in the medical field. Unfortunately, some of the content was/is true.

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5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorites, October 12, 2010

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this review is being done on my kindle. i have been waiting for this to be a kindle version and now im very excited.
any premed student should be required to read this book before going to med school.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, September 21, 2010

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My favorite quote from this book is:
"13. The delivery of good medical care is to do as much nothing as possible."
13th absolute from The House of God.
This will always be a favorite book of mine. My brother gave it to me for Christmas MANY years ago. He admits to reading it before he gave it to me.

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