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1 review
Sylvester Ayre

LMH Publishers, 2002

GETTING WELL ON YOUR OWN
BUSH DOCTOR: Forgotten Folklore & Remedies From Jamaica and the Caribbean By Sylvester Ayre A review by Marty Martindale Your reviewer was in a little bookstore on the southern Caribbean island of Grenada when Bush Doctor caught my attention. There is little doubt millions of Caribbean people have known remedies they used on each other over the years, from bush teas to tree sap ...

Prescription for Adventure: Bush Pilot Doctor

2 reviews
Naomi Gaede-Penner

Change Points, 1993

Great Weekend Read
Coming from both a physician and a pilot, I thought the book portrayed both endeavors very well. Moreover, as someone who just enjoys reading, I thought it was unbeatable. The book was full of adventure and great descriptions of exciting (and true) events. The writing style fit the topic and was pleasantly easy to read. Like the last reviewer, I have shared the book with several friends, all ...

The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth in Bush's America

150 reviews
Frank Rich

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Wonderfully written first draft of history by Frank Rich
Should be read by every American interested in contemporary history. Incredibly well written, as the book informs as well as entertains. Frank Rich is controversial, yet his facts are unassailable. A must read for all!

Mercy in the Bush the Life and Times of a Missionary Doctor

1 review
J. B. Friberg

Friberg, J. B, 2000

About This Book
Dr. Friberg was a medical missionary in Tanzania from 1942-1951. The child of medical missionaries, he grew up in central China. The tales spun in this memoir are tales of faith, tales of hardship, and tales of adventure -- the story of his (and his family's) life of service.

White House Doctor

1 review
T. Burton Smith

Madison Books, 1992

Disappointing book on an interesting topic
White House Doctor by Dr. Burton Smith is a poorly written, sophomoric account of the author's time as the physician to President Reagan. While it does contain a few (very few) details of interest that one would otherwise not know, far too much of the book deals with such topics as the author's time in medical school--who cares!! No one buys this book to learn about his time in med school. I ...