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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Life in His Hands
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'Charlie Teo is one of Australias most celebrated yet controversial neurosurgeons. His pioneering 'keyhole' techniques have earned him praise around the world, but in his home country he is regarded by some in the profession as reckless and even dangerous. His stock in trade is 'inoperable' brain tumours - those malignant cancers that others don't dare treat - and by any estimation he is incredibly successful. In over 5,000 operations, he has never lost a patient on the table. He has treated the young and the old, the rich and the poor. His more famous cases have included talkback radio shock jock, Stan Zemanek, the wives of cricketers Steve Waugh and Glenn McGrath, the cancer specialist Dr Chris O'Brien, and the young classical pianist, Aaron McMillan.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Picador , 2008 .
      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Publication date: April 2008.
      ISBN: 9781405038379

Works about this Work

A recent Spate of Books Grapples With the Mysteraies About the End of Life Jane Barry , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 - 18 May 2008; (p. 20-21)
Living in the Face of Death Philip O'Brien , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 18 May 2008; (p. 24)
Why the Grey Matter Matters Gordon Farrer , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 25-26 April 2008; (p. 21)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
True Duet for Surgeon and Pianist Ian Warden , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 26 April 2008; (p. 16)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
Matter of Instinct Lucy Clark , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 April 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of Still Waters Camilla Noli , 2008 single work novel ; Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography ; Shatter Michael Robotham , 2008 single work novel
Moving Portrait of Pianist Johanna Leggatt , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 30 March 2008; (p. 78)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
The Right To Die With Eyes Wide Open Norman Swan , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 5-6 April 2008; (p. 11)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
Objective Journalese Anna Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , April no. 300 2008; (p. 37)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
A Crash or Crash-Through Approach to Problems Peter Goldsworthy , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 April 2008; (p. 28-29)

— Review of Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography
Matter of Instinct Lucy Clark , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 20 April 2008; (p. 18)

— Review of Still Waters Camilla Noli , 2008 single work novel ; Life in His Hands Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work biography ; Shatter Michael Robotham , 2008 single work novel
The Act of Dying Susan Wyndham , 2008 single work essay
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 5-6 April 2008; (p. 36)
Living in the Face of Death Philip O'Brien , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 18 May 2008; (p. 24)
A recent Spate of Books Grapples With the Mysteraies About the End of Life Jane Barry , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 17 - 18 May 2008; (p. 20-21)
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