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Sometimes brilliant : the impossible adventure of a spiritual seeker and visionary physician who helped conquer the worst disease in history  Cover Image Book Book

Sometimes brilliant : the impossible adventure of a spiritual seeker and visionary physician who helped conquer the worst disease in history / Larry Brilliant.

Summary:

"Larry Brilliant is a force of nature in his own right, responsible for some of the most significant medical, spiritual, and social achievements of the past century - from the eradication of smallpox and treatment of blindness to introducing the teachings of the Maharajji to the Woodstock Generation, to launching Google's philanthropic enterprises. Now for the first time, Brilliant reflects on his remarkable life and his extraordinary experiences as a doctor, innovator, philanthropist, and cultural revolutionary."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062049230 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780062049261
  • Physical Description: xi, 417 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Brilliant, Lawrence B. > Health.
Smallpox > Prevention > History.
Jewish physicians > Michigan > Biography.
Physicians > Michigan > Biography.

Available copies

  • 8 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Houston Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Houston Public Library 5010 BRI (Text) 35150001693805 Adult Non-fiction Volume hold Available -


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