<div>&#8220;A gripping, illuminating book . . . Dr. Stein is drawn, in an almost Sherlock Holmesian way, toward trying to fathom and analyze addicts&#8217; behavior. . . . hauntingly and successfully, Stein lets readers make a doctor&#8217;s experiences their own.&#8221; &#8212; New York Times&#8220;Beautifully told&#8230; [with] great insight, empathy and compassion.&#8221; &#8212; Abraham Verghese, author of The Tennis Partner, My Own Country, and Cutting for StoneThe Addict is the powerful and revealing narrative of Dr. Michael Stein&#8217;s year-long treatment of a young woman addicted to Vicodin. Dr. Stein has followed up his award winning book The Lonely Patient with &#8220;a useful, sensible, and often inspiring guide to how the medical profession does&#8212;and should&#8212;treat the sick, and the sick at heart.&#8221; (Francine Prose, O magazine)</div>

The Addict

<div>When someone is diagnosed with a serious illness, he or she is taking the first step on a challenging and confusing journey. For many, it is as if they are traveling alone to someplace entirely new, with only faded directions back to their old lives. Often, even their loved ones can only guess at what they must be experiencing. Michael Stein, M.D., uses the stories of his own patients to consider the personal narrative of sickness. Beautifully written and keenly insightful, The Lonely Patient is a valuable book for patients and their caregivers as well as a probing inquiry into this universal experience. </div>

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Books By Michael Stein (2 Books)

The Addict

The Lonely Patient

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