Funny Bone: An Orthopaedist's Tale

So, I thought the entire book would be as funny as the beginning stories. I could read how this Doctor cared about his patients and his family. It gave me a wonderful insight about becoming a doctor a few decades ago. It was so interesting to read all of the problems that got in the way as Dr. Newman persevered as a fine prominant orthopaedic surgeon. A wonderful book! To your good health!

I really enjoyed this book. Dr. Newman was a wonderful storyteller and had quite a sense of humor. Sometimes I chuckled out loud, and some parts were sad, even bringing me to tears. Through all the experiences that he wrote about, Dr. Newman came through as the moral, caring doctor that he must have been. All in all a very entertaining book and a tribute to a doctor that had the old fashioned view that the patient came first.

Dr. Philip Newman has written a fascinating, funny, sometimesshockingly revealing memoir of his experiences with medicalschool, internship, residency, medical practice, patients,insurance companies, and much more. The presence of humor is oneof the many outstanding differences between this book and themany others I have read on these subjects. In fact, Dr. Newman'swriting shows him to be a master of dialog and humor.

This is a wonderful, funny read. I finished it in a weekend. Highly recommended.

This book was enlightening, touching, and funny all at the same time. I could not put it down, as I read the story of Philip Newman's path from the small immigrant apartment in Brooklyn to a lifetime as a beloved and talented physician. Though he desn't talk much about his family life, I could tell that he was an exemplary husband, son, and father from his caring, warmth, straight-talking,and good humor. His apologies about not being there for his children don't ring true. The epilogue by his children brought me to tears, and I could tell that Philip Newman was a one-in-a million wonderful person.