{"product_id":"ward-402-paperback","title":"Ward 402 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald J. Glasser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003e365 Days \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a poignant, personally inspired tale of a rookie doctor fighting for the life of a desperately ill young girl--a story that grows ever more relevant in this world of increasingly sophisticated and technical medical care\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this riveting and passionately rendered novel, an intern faces the harsh realities of his profession, and the overwhelming highs and lows for which medical school was unable to prepare him. The call comes at three in the morning, ordering the intern to handle a new admission at the pediatric ward of the university hospital. He finds eleven-year-old Mary Berquam, diagnosed with advanced leukemia. The doctors think they might be able to give her drug therapies and put her in remission, but her parents know Mary's disease is fatal and they want to keep her comfortable rather than put her through painful treatments. The young intern must confront what it means to follow the conventions of his job versus the calling of his conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRonald J. Glasser, MD, was the bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author of \u003ci\u003e365 Days\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of his experiences as an army doctor during the Vietnam War. Dr. Glasser wrote several investigations of trauma in modern warfare, including \u003ci\u003eBroken Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Shattered Minds\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Wounded: Vietnam\/Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the general medical studies \u003ci\u003eThe Light in the Skull \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Body Is the Hero\u003c\/i\u003e. He also penned the novels \u003ci\u003eAnother War, Another Peace \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWard 402\u003c\/i\u003e. Glasser passed away in 2022 at the age of 83.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760680468768,"sku":"9781480464254","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a72b99d7ccb7068e016910a4d339623.webp?v=1780186690","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ward-402-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}