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Title details for On Call by Anthony Fauci, M.D. - Available

On Call

A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

by Anthony Fauci, M.D.
Anthony Fauci, M.D.
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#1 New York Times Bestseller
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents
“An eventful autobiography [and] a classic American story…Gripping.”—The Washington Post
“One of the most consequential and most prominent [careers] in American medicine in the past fifty years.”—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
Anthony Fauci is arguably the most famous – and most revered – doctor in the world today. His role guiding America sanely and calmly through Covid (and through the torrents of Trump) earned him the trust of millions during one of the most terrifying periods in modern American history, but this was only the most recent of the global epidemics in which Dr. Fauci played a major role. His crucial role in researching HIV and bringing AIDS into sympathetic public view and his leadership in navigating the Ebola, SARS, West Nile, and anthrax crises, make him truly an American hero.
His memoir reaches back to his boyhood in Brooklyn, New York, and carries through decades of caring for critically ill patients, navigating the whirlpools of Washington politics, and behind-the-scenes advising and negotiating with seven presidents on key issues from global AIDS relief to infectious disease  preparedness at home. ON CALL will be an inspiration for readers who admire and are grateful to him and for those who want to emulate him in public service. He is the embodiment of “speaking truth to power,” with dignity and results.

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  • Release date

    June 18, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593950579
      • File size: 553438 KB
      • Duration: 19:12:59

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      September 13, 2024

      Covering the beginning, middle, and current state of the career of one of the most influential men in American medicine in the last century is not an easy task. Fauci manages to cover his in splendid detail, candidly describing the moments that led to the opportunities of being involved in major epidemics such as AIDS, SARS, Ebola, and COVID. He covers his Brooklyn upbringing, which occurred at the hands of the sisters in the parish in Brooklyn to the back-room politics in Washington, DC, as he negotiated the creation and approval of vaccines that would save millions of lives. This is an incredible story of an extraordinary life. Unfortunately, the author also narrates. While Fauci has expertise in both medicine and in politics, he lacks the skill to know when to pause, inflect, and present the words of a book for an audience, which detracts from the fascinating story being presented. VERDICT While the print version of Fauci's debut memoir may be an excellent purchase, the audio disappoints because of Fauci's narratorial shortcomings. Best for die-hard fans and those who appreciated Peter Piot's No Time To Lose.--Richard Winters

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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