Taking the World in for Repairs by Richard Selzer

A collection of a dozen short stories, essays, and memoirs originally published in 1986, and now available in trade paperback. Richard Selzer retired as a surgeon in 1984 to write about his profession. His books include Letters to a Young Doctor, Confessions of a Knife, Mortal Lessons, Rituals of Surgery, and most recent, Raising the Dead.

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The 1209th greatest nonfiction book of all time

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1. - 100 Major Works of Modern Creative Nonfiction (About.com)

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	Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
	Taking the World in for Repairs	Audible Audio Edition	130308	$21.43		2013
	Taking the World in for Repairs	Paperback	5358875	$47.35	$1.25	1987
	Taking the World in for Repairs	Hardcover	1981385	$34.22	$2.25	1986
	Taking the World in for Repairs	Paperback	1485575	$83.65	$1.49	1994