My Own Country: A Doctor's Story (1994)

Nestled in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee, the town of Johnson City saw its first AIDS patient in August 1985. Working in Johnson City was Abraham Verghese, a young Indian doctor specializing in infectious diseases who became, by necessity, the local AIDS expert. Out of his experience comes a startling, ultimately uplifting portrait of the American heartland.

Author: Abraham Verghese

Categories: Professionals & Academics, Memoirs, Disorders & Diseases, Biographies & Memoirs, Health, Mind & Body