TY - BOOK AU - Van Langenberg,Arthur TI - From scalpel to spade: a surgeon's road to Ithaka SN - 9882378811 AV - RD27 .F766 2021 KW - Van Langenberg, Arthur. KW - Surgeons KW - Biography KW - Gardeners KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Half title page --; Other Works by the Author --; Full title page --; Copyright --; Dedication --; Frontisplece --; Contents --; Foreword by Professor Chow Shew Ping --; Foreword by Dr Kwan Po Yuen (in English and Chinese) --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Part I. The World of Medicine --; 1. A Day in the Life of a Surgeon --; 2. What is a Surgeon? A Bit of History --; 3. Medical School --; 4. The Clinical Years --; 5. Call Me Doctor --; 6. Training to be a Surgeon --; 7. Swinging London --; 8. Liverpool --; 9. Murder Most Foul --; 10. Return to Academe --; 11. Emergencies --; 12. Burnout; 13. Teacher and Students --; Part II. Home and Heritage --; 14. Reading, Writing and Arithmetic --; 15. The World of Books --; 16. Heritage, Language and Identity --; 17. Fusion Food: The Ties that Bind --; 18. Our Furry Friends --; 19. The Sea, the Sea --; 20. A Tree Grows in Shouson Hill --; Part III. Doctors and Patients --; 21. Private Practice --; 22. Limitations in Private Practice --; 23. The Canossian Sisters and Their Hospital --; 24. The Reluctant Superintendent --; 25. The Archbishop --; 26. The Consul --; 27. Ho Mui the Fisherwoman --; 28. Russia: In Search of a New Stapler; 29. Sidewalk Consultations and Good Samaritans --; 30. Doctors as Patients --; 31. Relatives and Friends --; 33. The Unkindest Cut of All --; 34. A Personal Crisis --; 35. Everybody's Little Problem --; 36. Variations on a Theme of Identity --; 37. The Surgeon as Counsellor --; 38. Diet and Wellness --; 39. The Writing Bug Bites --; 40. From Scalpel to Spade --; 41. The Medical Museum Garden --; 42. The Surgeon/Gardener Link --; 43. Identity Revealed --; 44. Nature's Cycle --; 45. Responsible Living --; 46. A Day in the Life of a Gardener --; Appendix: Sartorial Considerations for the Gardener; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3017776&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -