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I bought it before a recent trip to maui and read it in 3 days. Abraham verghese is professor and vice chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the stanford university school. The tennis partner is the second of abraham verghese s books. He is also known for two acclaimed nonfiction works, my own country. His second book, the tennis partner, was a new york times notable book and a national bestseller.
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