This oft-quoted all-time favourite of the medical community will gladden, and strengthen, the hearts of patients, doctors and anyone entering medical study, internship or practice. With unassailable logic and rapier wit, the sage Dr Oscar London muses on the challenges and joys of doctoring and imparts timeless truths, reality checks and poignant insights gleaned from 30 years of general practice, while never taking himself (or the profession) too seriously.