A thousand naked strangers a paramedics' wild ride to the edge and back
"A former paramedic's visceral, poignant, and mordantly funny account of a decade spent on Atlanta's mean streets saving lives and connecting with the drama and occasional beauty that lies inside catastrophe."--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Scribner,
2016.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue
- Book One: A Change of Plans
- 1. I've Made a Mistake
- 2. From Zero to Hero
- 3. Dead Mannequins
- 4. Living and Breathing Dead People
- 5. Failure Is an Option
- 6. A Job at Last
- 7. First Day
- Book Two: Fresh Meat
- 8. Pray for Carnage
- 9. Killers
- 10. Tourists
- 11. The True Believer
- 12. Death by Broccoli
- 13. The Seekers
- 14. Two Dead at Midnight
- 15. Nailed to the Wall
- 16. Accidental Veterinarians
- 17. (Un)Prepared for the Worst
- 18. Death Before Discharge
- 19. The Perfect Call
- 20. Rules to Live By
- Book Three: Top of the World
- 21. No Do (Serious) Harm
- 22. The Private Life of a Public Hospital
- 23. There's Been a Prison Break
- 24. Courage Under Mustard
- 25. Dead Smurfs
- 26. Hearing Voices
- 27. Nobody Dies Tonight
- 28. Another Day in Paradise
- 29. A Long Answer to a Stupid Question
- 30. Faith Healers
- 31. Hubris
- 32. Dead on Arrival
- Book Four: The Fall
- 33. Swirling the Drain
- 34. Grand Theft Auto
- 35. Mold Them in Your Image
- 36. The Stork Rides Again
- 37. The Summons
- 38. Full Circle
- 39. Long Way Gone
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments.
