Steve Leiner

Broschiertes Buch

The Honest Truth

Real Happenings Far Funnier than Fiction

Beschreibung

No Fake Truth here! Delve into a collection of 140 real stories geared to elicit rapid mood boosts, from smile or chuckle to outright bursts of laughter. Most can be read in one or two minutes. Some recount recent events from the US and global press (sources cited and easily searchable). Others arise from the author's own experiences, or those of his friends. Both the facts themselves, and their wry-wit encapsulations, make you shake your head at the irony or absurdity of all sorts of actual situations. Illustrations and original photographs complement the text. Learn about: Al-Qaeda offshoot terrorists fighting to protect the environment Airport security, so to speak Sex education, some pearls and pitfalls (how Swedish schools explained orgasm to ten-year-olds) When Apple's Siri helped callers kill themselves Doctors proudly advertising themselves as liars and thieves Many anecdotes are inspired by the author's seven years traveling the world and learning languages on a shoestring budget, then his subsequent medical work as a nurse practitioner, here and abroad. Timely reading for travel, bedside, and toilet, The Honest Truth also makes an appreciated gift for countless occasions.

Autor

Raised in New York City suburbs then shuttled off to college, Steve Leiner subsequently: drove a truck for a Boston warehouse; hitchhiked and lived over three years in Europe on a shoestring budget (learned Swedish, French, Greek); taught English three years in Thailand (learned Thai); entered graduate school to switch careers, then ran an emergency room as a nurse practitioner in remote Appalachia (1981-86); trained health workers in El Salvador's villages and shantytowns (1986-90, during its civil war). Settled since in San Francisco where he and his wife raised two daughters, he currently provides both primary care and HIV specialty care in a community clinic serving low-income monolingual Latino immigrants."The Honest Truth" is his first book. Outside of college and graduate school, his writings have consisted of informal travel narratives through the 1970s and 1980s, then peer-reviewed medical articles since 1990, including letters published in premier medical journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rebelea Publications
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9798990266803
• Artikelnr.: 71625526