Koop: The Memoirs of America's Family DoctorRandom House, 1991 - 342 pages The most outspoken and effective Surgeon General in our nation's history writes about the great health issues of our time and his own remarkable life. He relates his high-profile activism on a host of issues, from AIDS to abortion, smoking to the handicapped, making Koop a remarkable portrait of a complex, compassionate man. 16 pages of photographs. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Brooklyn Boy | 11 |
The Still North The Hill Winds | 32 |
Copyright | |
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