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La Clinica; A Doctor's Journey Across Borders
by David P. Sklar
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0826345247
- ISBN 13
- 9780826345240
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
$15.00$10.50
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About This Item
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2008 UNM Press, Albuquerque. 2008. Hardcover. First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Inscribed by author on title page. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine. Red cloth boards and spine with bright gold lettering on spine. 234 pp. A doctor's memoir of his attempt to deliver medical care in a poor Mexican village with limited medical instruments, personnel, and medications. It is also an exploration of the ethical heart of medicine and the true meaning of being a doctor and caring for people. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001741
- Title
- La Clinica; A Doctor's Journey Across Borders
- Author
- David P. Sklar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0826345247
- ISBN 13
- 9780826345240
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Place of Publication
- Albuquerque, NM
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- THIRD WORLD HEALTH CARE, EMERGENCY MEDICINE, DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, CARE IN MEXICO, PRIMITIVE MEDICINE MEN, CLINICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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