Saga of a Neurosurgeon Book Four, THE LONG CLIMB – Review by Robert A. Jacobsen
THE LONG CLIMB, by Carl Douglass, is the irreverent and uncompromising saga of a surgeon in training during the bygone era during which I did my own training. The protagonist in this, the fourth book in Douglass’s SAGA of a NEUROSURGEON six book series is Garven Wilsonhulme, M.D., a recent graduate from medical school, who is now off […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon Book Five, ACADEMIA: THE LAW of the JUNGLE – Review by Harvey Birsner
ACADEMIA: THE LAW of the JUNGLE, is the fifth and shortest of the series of books by Carl Douglass, a retired neurosurgeon of my vintage. I vividly remember stories like the ones told here by Dr. Douglass, for their humor, their sorrow, and especially for the level of gripping reality that this fine story teller evokes. […]
Saga of a Neurosurgeon Book Six, THE VULTURE and THE PHOENIX – Review by Harvey Birsner
THE VULTURE and THE PHOENIX, by Carl Douglass, is the last and the longest of the fascinating six book series: THE SAGA of a NEUROSURGEON.This book of fiction reads more like reality from a not too far distant past. As I said in my synopsis of Book Four, ACADEMIA: THE LAW of the JUNGLE, I lived through this […]
All in Jest – Review by Kristina N. Shimazaki
ALL IN JEST, by Carl Douglass, is my favorite book of all of his novels, and, in fact of all the fiction books I have read. Sybil Norcroft, M.D., PhD, F.A.C.S. is a brilliant and highly accomplished woman in a man’s field. She is nearing the pinnacle of success in her specialty of neurosurgery […]
THE LAST PHOENIX – Review by Karl L. Nielson
THE LAST PHOENIX, by Carl Douglass, is an historical novel that exactly fits my interests. I am a military history buff, and I like the way the author has combined a wide perspective with a narrow one from the point of view of a single individual and his immediate companions, friends, and enemies. I was greatly […]
Finders Keepers, Losers Weep Review by Vicki Matthews
“Just finished “Finders Keepers, Losers Weep” all 638 pages. The details, background , vocabulary, insights kept me immersed for days……even after I put the book down. Would like to buy copies for friends. How can I make that happen?” -Vicki Matthews
Patty Wray Deaton
“Best book I have ever read!” -Patty Wray Deaton