Two traditional representatives. Richard Selzer : three troubling tales of physicians' peculiar behavior / Tony Miksanek -- Oliver Sacks : a kind of reminiscence / Tom Koch -- Three contemporary favorites. Perri Klass : books are like stethoscopes / Seema Yasmin -- Abraham Verghese : the power of storytelling / Kaarkuzhali Babu Krishnamurthy -- Atul Gawande : doctoring, dying, and the pursuit of 'better" / Thomas D. Harter -- Medicine, meaning, and identity. Danielle Ofri : offering lessons for all / Susan Stagno -- Paul Kalanithi : sometimes, they break - craft as a window / Lise Saffran -- Joanna Cannon : leaving medicine to pursue a physician's calling / Abraham M. Nussbaum -- Damon Tweedy : stories on being Black, sick, and marginalized / Keisha Ray -- Fady Joudah : an exploration of borders and boundaries / Andrew Childress -- Louise Aronson : using facts and stories to improve medical care for older adults / Craig M. Klugman -- Marc Agronin : into the heart of growing old / Jill Yamasaki -- Alternative models. David Watts and Frank Huyler : a tale of two patients / David Elkin -- Siddhartha Mukherjee : tending and extending - the long and short of Siddhartha Mukherjee / Sandhya Shetty -- Arthur Kleinman : professional caregiving narratives become personal / Carol Levine.