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Tofrom Writer's Digest Competition review
"Douglass Andrew Morrison's book will surely serve as an inspiration to others to take risks, making inroads to positive changes. This author did an excellent job portraying his own personal experiences and bringing in vital characters to illustrate the meaningfulness of his works, The photographs add to the personal meaningfulness of this book. The glossary helped by offering definitions so that the layperson would be better equipped to understand terminology...
The book is exemplary in character appeal and development. All main characters are unique and fully fleshed out with compelling, layered motivations and traits. Secondary characters are unique and have meaningful purpose."
from the Foreword Clarion review
"Douglass Andrew Morrison's memoir Different Drummer concerns a career in academic medicine and cardiology, as well as revolutions in patient care...
Morrison worked within university-affiliated Veterans Affairs medical centers for thirty-one years. His book focuses on this career, including his role in conducting the Angina With Extremely Serious Operative Mortality Evaluation (AWESOME) trial and registry, which compared plasty with bypass surgery for high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes. But in addition to these professional successes, Morrison also sustained an injury that almost ended his career; he battled depression in the aftermath,,,
Morrison maintains a humble tone throughout the book, attributing his achievements to hard work and commitment, rather than to brilliance, and he draws on this conviction to deliver practical advice to others. His book emphasizes studying and continued practice as a way to achieve goals and stand out in a talented crowd; encourages developing an attitude of gratitude; and suggests learning from talented people. Inspiring quotes are pulled forward to highlight these values; they concern seeking help and being responsible...
Dispensing with its focus on the personal, the text sometimes shifts from Morrison's career to deliver brief profiles of other renowned medical professionals whose work influenced Morrison's own. These are separated from the memoir proper - isolated in sidebars with portraits and concise summations. Many of these stories illuminate the earlier work and research that went into the procedures which Morrison undertook, as do the excerpts from medical books and words from Morrison's colleagues, past and present...
The learned doctor's memoir Different Drummer covers personal contributions to coronary angioplasty revolutions."
from Kirkus Reviews
"A cardiologist recalls his work involving a landmark treatment for heart attack patients...
Morrison, a retired cardiologist, takes the reader into his life, detailing the education and career path, as well as the reasons why he went into his line of work, and, in particular, chose to work within the Veterans Administration (VA) medical system. It also provides a historical account of the development and acceptance of cardiac angioplasty (using a surgically inserted balloon to open blocked vessels) as an alternative to bypass surgery for heart attack patients. The main focus of the book is an account of a key coronary angioplasty trial known as the Angina With Extremely serious Operative Mortality Evaluation (AWESOME) conducted among patients at multiple VA hospitals. Morrison also recounts his own health struggles, including with mental health issues, and how he sought treatment for them. The book is full of photographs and descriptions of important colleagues, teachers, and family members in his life. Morrison has written two books and one works better than the other. The best parts are those that address his schooling and personal issues, as well as those that provide an inside look at the medical system of which he was a part. On the other hand, his descriptions of specific procedures can get very technical and even graphic... Overall, this work offers a sometimes - moving tale of a doctor's life, but the reader must wade through a lot of other material to access it... An intermittently engaging account, but its dense detail may limit its appeal."
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"Douglass Andrew Morrison's book will surely serve as an inspiration to others to take risks, making inroads to positive changes. This author did an excellent job portraying his own personal experiences and bringing in vital characters to illustrate the meaningfulness of his works, The photographs add to the personal meaningfulness of this book. The glossary helped by offering definitions so that the layperson would be better equipped to understand terminology...
The book is exemplary in character appeal and development. All main characters are unique and fully fleshed out with compelling, layered motivations and traits. Secondary characters are unique and have meaningful purpose."
from the Foreword Clarion review
"Douglass Andrew Morrison's memoir Different Drummer concerns a career in academic medicine and cardiology, as well as revolutions in patient care...
Morrison worked within university-affiliated Veterans Affairs medical centers for thirty-one years. His book focuses on this career, including his role in conducting the Angina With Extremely Serious Operative Mortality Evaluation (AWESOME) trial and registry, which compared plasty with bypass surgery for high-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes. But in addition to these professional successes, Morrison also sustained an injury that almost ended his career; he battled depression in the aftermath,,,
Morrison maintains a humble tone throughout the book, attributing his achievements to hard work and commitment, rather than to brilliance, and he draws on this conviction to deliver practical advice to others. His book emphasizes studying and continued practice as a way to achieve goals and stand out in a talented crowd; encourages developing an attitude of gratitude; and suggests learning from talented people. Inspiring quotes are pulled forward to highlight these values; they concern seeking help and being responsible...
Dispensing with its focus on the personal, the text sometimes shifts from Morrison's career to deliver brief profiles of other renowned medical professionals whose work influenced Morrison's own. These are separated from the memoir proper - isolated in sidebars with portraits and concise summations. Many of these stories illuminate the earlier work and research that went into the procedures which Morrison undertook, as do the excerpts from medical books and words from Morrison's colleagues, past and present...
The learned doctor's memoir Different Drummer covers personal contributions to coronary angioplasty revolutions."
from Kirkus Reviews
"A cardiologist recalls his work involving a landmark treatment for heart attack patients...
Morrison, a retired cardiologist, takes the reader into his life, detailing the education and career path, as well as the reasons why he went into his line of work, and, in particular, chose to work within the Veterans Administration (VA) medical system. It also provides a historical account of the development and acceptance of cardiac angioplasty (using a surgically inserted balloon to open blocked vessels) as an alternative to bypass surgery for heart attack patients. The main focus of the book is an account of a key coronary angioplasty trial known as the Angina With Extremely serious Operative Mortality Evaluation (AWESOME) conducted among patients at multiple VA hospitals. Morrison also recounts his own health struggles, including with mental health issues, and how he sought treatment for them. The book is full of photographs and descriptions of important colleagues, teachers, and family members in his life. Morrison has written two books and one works better than the other. The best parts are those that address his schooling and personal issues, as well as those that provide an inside look at the medical system of which he was a part. On the other hand, his descriptions of specific procedures can get very technical and even graphic... Overall, this work offers a sometimes - moving tale of a doctor's life, but the reader must wade through a lot of other material to access it... An intermittently engaging account, but its dense detail may limit its appeal."
To access Amazon reader reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/author/douglassandrewmorrison
To access Barnes and Noble reader reviews;
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/different-drummer-douglass-andrew-morrison/1140394728?ean=9781525599767