The End of Healing
A Journey Through the Underworld of American Medicine
by Jim Bailey
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Pub Date Sep 18 2017 | Archive Date Apr 19 2018
The Healthy City | Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Titles
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Description
Winner, Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Popular Fiction. For readers of Atul Gawande, Abraham Verghese, and Paul Kalanithi. A young doctor confronts his own demons as he journeys through the healthcare underworld to uncover the roots of corruption in American medicine. Along with Dr. Don Newman, readers see insurance, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and hospital industries trading health for profit, hear the voices of those harmed by healthcare dysfunction, and discover how to stand up for health care that heals.
A looming menace lurks within the towers of American medicine. Determined to discover the truth, Dr. Newman abandons his plans to become a cardiologist and enrolls in an Ivy League graduate program in health system science, where an unorthodox professor guides him ever deeper into the dark secrets of the healthcare industry. When he unearths evidence of a conspiracy stretching from the halls of Congress to Wall Street, his harmless course of study becomes deadly serious.
The End of Healing offers readers—in the context of a compelling and entertaining narrative—a guide to finding true healing. Including a reading guide and syllabus with additional source material, it is required reading for health policy and medical ethics courses at several colleges and universities.
A Note From the Publisher
Hardcover available for $29.95 (ISBN: 78-0-9854203-9-0). Ebook available for $9.99 (ISBN: 978-0-9854203-2-1)
Advance Praise
“Jim Bailey’s brilliant novel narrates the journey of a young healer into the depths of a modern healthcare hell that parallels the path taken by Dante Alighieri through his Inferno 700 years ago…The End of Healing is a must read for anyone hungry for a spiritual context to help them understand the true forces at work in American healthcare and our path to a better future.” —Phyllis Tickle, founding religion editor, Publishers Weekly
“In the muckraking style of Upton Sinclair, Dr. Jim Bailey has written a modern-day The Jungle…”—FOREWORD Reviews
"A riveting read that is highly recommended for community library collections…” —Midwest Book Review
“[Bailey] takes us deep into the world of health care’s injustices and distortions…All of us are served by [his] extraordinary diligence and artful weaving of facts and painful epiphanies into a familiar story.” —John D. Goodson, MD, Harvard Medical School, SGIM Forum
“A fascinating and entertaining novel that could easily serve as a textbook for an introductory health policy course.” —Max Michael, MD, Dean, UAB School of Public Health
“This is a powerful book…dare to open this tome, read the first page and you’re hooked.” —Bookloons
Marketing Plan
Healthy City Town Hall Events
Author, physician, and healthcare expert Dr. Jim Bailey has initiated a series of Healthy City Town Halls to encourage people to join the movement to reclaim health care that heals. The first was held at Novel bookstore, Memphis, TN, Fall 2017. Upcoming events for Winter/Spring 2018:
- Parnassus Books (Nashville, TN)
- Square Books (Oxford, MS)
- Pass Christian Books (Pass Christian, MS)
- Denver - Seattle – Pittsburgh
- Book Signings
Dr. Bailey uses everyday stories of doctors and patients to stimulate discussion about how to demand health care that truly heals at a price all can afford. Recent signings:
- South Main Book Juggler in Memphis
- Memphis Public Libraries BookStock event
Media
National media campaign underway. Recent interviews:
- Memphis public TV’s ArtScene,
- NPR affiliates in Santa Fe, MN and Memphis, TN
- The Jack Pattie Show, Lexington, KY
Speaking
Jim Bailey is a sought-after speaker and is available to share his message. Recent events include:
- Keynote speaker—Viterbo University, St. John's College, Rowan University, Christian Brothers University, and Tennessee Episcopal Churchmen
- Invited lecturer—University of Pennsylvania, University of Washington, Medical University of South Carolina, Massachusetts General Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- University of Kentucky, and Society of General Internal Medicine
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780985420307 |
| PRICE | $19.95 (USD) |
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