著名医学作家Sherwin B. Nuland是一个相信奇迹的人。他来自耶鲁大学，是一位临床外科专家。《THE UNCERTAIN ART(THOUGHTS ON A LIFE IN MEDICINE) 》，是一本令人愉快而友好的文章的集锦，而几乎所有这些文章都曾出现在过《美国学者杂志》里。在这本书中，Nuland医生随兴所至，进入医学史，品词论，甚至艺术批评的领域。他把运动的喜悦、9·11的悲伤、身为作者的满足、失去珍爱友人的伤痛等均诉诸笔端。但最具有吸引力和启发性的，却是那些涉及神秘及令人不安的主题的文章。

Author's Note

Prooemium: An Introduction to My Book

THE WHOLE LAW OF MEDICINE

NARCISSUS Loons INTO THE LABORATORY

THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY

THE TRUE HEALERS

PUMPINC IRON

ACUPUNCTURE IN THE OPERATING ROOM

CHINESE MEDICINE, WESTERN SCIENCE, AND ACUPUNCTURE

THE MISTY CRYSTAL BALL

HIDDEN MEANINGS

Is THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?

WRITING

ROBBING GRAVES

MIND, BODY, AND THE DOCTOR

THE GREAT Boons

GRIEF AND REFLECTION: AFTER 9/11

LIGHTNING ON MY MIND

SCATOLOGICAL MEDICINE

HIPPOCRATES REDUX

THE ARTIST AND THE DOCTOR

THE MAN OR THE MOMENT?

LETTERS FROM A HEART TRANSPLANT CANDIDATE

Acknowledgments

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