{"product_id":"blue-collar-blue-scrubs-paperback","title":"Blue Collar, Blue Scrubs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt looked for a while as if Michael Collins would spend his life breaking concrete and throwing rocks for the Vittorio Scalese Construction Company. He liked the work and he liked the pay. But a chance remark by one of his coworkers made him realize that he wanted to involve himself in something bigger, something more meaningful than crushing rocks and drinking beer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his acclaimed first memoir, \u003ci\u003eHot Lights, Cold Steel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Collins wrote passionately about his four-year surgical residency at the prestigious Mayo Clinic. \u003ci\u003eBlue Collar, Blue Scrubs \u003c\/i\u003eturns back the clock, taking readers from his days as a construction worker to his entry into medical school, expertly infusing his journey to become a doctor with humanity, compassion, and humor. From the first time he delivers a baby to being surrounded by death and pain on a daily basis, Collins compellingly writes about how medicine makes him confront, in a very deep and personal way, the nature of God and suffering--and how delicate life can be.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael J. Collins, M.D., served as the chief resident in orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic and is now a successful orthopedic surgeon. He is the author of the acclaimed medical memoir \u003ci\u003eHot Lights, Cold Steel\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hinsdale, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.26 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724260184127,"sku":"9780312610913","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d8861a77b9c38b987d1f15030378c2be.webp?v=1765102064","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/blue-collar-blue-scrubs-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}