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By Richard Rapport. 277 pp., illustrated. Fort Lee, N.J., Barricade Books, 2001. $24.95. ISBN 1-56980-203-3.

Richard Rapport, a neurosurgeon, has written a fascinating and accurate account of the life of Paul Beeson, who rose to the highest levels of academic medicine not only because of his outstanding professional achievements but also because of his humility, compassion, personal charm, and remarkable sense of fairness. In tracing Beeson's life from his boyhood in rural Montana and Alaska to the present, Rapport also describes the revolutionary changes that occurred in the practice of medicine during the 20th century. The story reveals the gradual transformation of Beeson from a moderate conservative to a moderate liberal concerned with medical care . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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