The Scalpel and the Soul: Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope

A Harvard-educated neurosurgeon reveals how his line of work has exposed him to inexplicable phenomena in the apparent form of angels, ghosts, and patients who have had near-death experiences, in a series of case stories that shares the author's insight into the role of superstition, premonition, and faith in health outcomes. 20,000 first printing.