The Work of Human Hands: Hardy Hendren and Surgical Wonder at Children's Hospital

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Summary: A complete Inspiration
Review: "The Work of Human Hands" is an excellent story detailing the work of Doctor Hardy Hendron - a fantastic human being - This story is impossible to read without gaining a heightened sense of what is truly important. I am also a writer and I have suffered a dire family emergency that has a happy ending - I am detailing the work of the terrific surgeons at The Children's Hospital of Buffalo, New York and I can only hope to do as terrific a job as G. Wayne Miller did.

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Summary: captivating !
Review: I highly recommend this book which tells the story of Dr Hendern,American child surgery and Boston Children Hospital. It is very well written and beautifully describes one of the hardest working men in the US.Mr Miller deserves a medal for a job well done .

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Summary: captivating !
Review: I went in search of this out-of-print book after seeing a biography about Dr. Hendren on our local "Chronicle" television program. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book for those interested in the "art" of surgery, particularly pediatric surgery, as well as the medical profession. Dr. Hendren is a generous philanthropist, sharing his medical talent with children facing medical challenges around the world. It is a fair and balanced portrait of one surgeon's life at the outstanding Children's Hospital in Boston.

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Summary: Good... but
Review: the author tries to do too much in this one book. On the one hand it is about a plastic surgeon who specializes in pediatric congenital anomalies. The biographical information with details about some of his cases is excellent. However, the author takes on too much by making it a book about Children's Hospital also, including cases that have nothing to do with the featured surgeon. I enjoyed it but it could have been better organized into two books.