MARC details
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02069nam a2200361 i 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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BDZ0029168839 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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StDuBDS |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20230130171642.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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170919r20182017enka 000|0deng|d |
| 015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
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| National bibliography number |
GBB7K8786 |
| Source |
bnb |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER |
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| Record control number |
018588701 |
| Source |
Uk |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780008196783 (pbk.) : |
| Terms of availability |
£8.99 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
StDuBDS |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
StDuBDS |
| Modifying agency |
StDuBDSZ |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
RD27.35 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
617.412092 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Westaby, Stephen, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Fragile lives : |
| Remainder of title |
a heart surgeon's stories of life and death on the operating table / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Professor Stephen Westaby. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
HarperCollinsPublishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2018. |
| 263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE |
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| Projected publication date |
201801 |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Harper |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xi, 340 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations (black and white) ; |
| Dimensions |
20 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
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rdacontent |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
still image |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Media type term |
unmediated |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Originally published: 2017. |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This is an incredible memoir from one of the world's most eminent heart surgeons, recalling some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he's worked on. Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon's shoulder. A slip of the hand and life ebbs away. The balance between life and death is so delicate, and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib-retractors and pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off-day can have dire consequences - this job has a steep learning curve, and the cost is measured in human life. Professor Stephen Westaby took chances and pushed the boundaries of heart surgery. He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a thirty-five year career and now, in his astounding memoir, Westaby details some of his most remarkable and poignant cases. |
| 586 ## - AWARDS NOTE |
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| Awards note |
BMA President's Award 2017 |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Westaby, Stephen |
| Form subdivision |
Anecdotes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Heart |
| General subdivision |
Surgery |
| Form subdivision |
Anecdotes. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Heart surgeons |
| Form subdivision |
Anecdotes. |
| 883 ## - MACHINE-GENERATED METADATA PROVENANCE |
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32175 |
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Thomas Veale |