Ante Todo No Hagas Daño / Do No Harm

Qu significa ser neurocirujano? Qu se siente cuando tienes la vida de una persona en tus manos y todo sale bien... o a veces mal? A PUNTO de poner fin a una dilatada carrera plena de xitos y reconocimiento, Henry Marsh, el neurocirujano m s famoso de Inglaterra, ha querido exponer a los ojos del mundo la esencia de una de las especialidades m dicas m s dif ciles, delicadas y fascinantes que existen: la neurocirug a. El resultado es este testimonio que ha cautivado y conmovido tanto a los cr ticos m s exigentes como a todo tipo de lectores, y que se encaram a las listas de m s vendidos del Sunday Times y el New York Times. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and The Washington Post

What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought, feeling and reason? How do you live with the consequences of performing a potentially lifesaving operation when it all goes wrong? With astonishing compassion and candor, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon's life. Do No Harm provides unforgettable insight into the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. Above all, it is a lesson in the need for hope when faced with life's most difficult decisions.