Richard's Selzer's selects from his own classic essays, culled from three decades of writing.Published along with his favorites are five new essays, including "Phantom Vision" and "Braindeath," and an introduction detailing the making of this virtuoso doctor/writer.Compassionate, moving and perversely funny, Richard Selzer's essays intimately connect us with profound questions of life and death.AUTHORBIO: Richard Selzer is a former surgeon and Yale School of Medicine professor.He has received many awards for his writing, including a National Magazine Award, a Pushcart Prize, and a Guggenheim fellowship.His previous book The Doctor Stories was nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award.He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.