| Down from Troy: A Doctor Comes of Age |  | Author: Richard Selzer
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 2142471
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 300
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0688097154
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.92
EAN: 9780688097158
ASIN: 0688097154
Publication Date: July 1992
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Recounting his life and work, a surgeon and essayist describes his Depression-era boyhood in New York State, his dual career as doctor and writer, the death of his father, and more. 25,000 first printing.
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Inconsistent April 2, 2003
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I enjoyed very much the chapters about Selzer's childhood and about his physician-father. I don't think the book needed to be 300 pages long. At 200 pages, focused on his childhood, it would have been much better. The "stuff" he used to fill in and create a 300 page book wasn't relevant and sometimes was totally ridiculous. Did I want to read a paper he wrote in high school? I don't think so.
There is a place in my heart for Troy, NY January 5, 2000
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Before Richard Selzer I didn't think much of Troy. Selzer's descriptions of his Dad's practice, the story tellers at the corner pub, and the action along the river are not glamorous but they are rich and warm. He taught me how to make the best French coffee and dazzled my mind with exotic words. Now I beg my husband to make detours through Troy. He thought I was nuts until he read the book, and now he's hooked too. I have read nearly all of Selzer's books and this is my favorite.
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