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On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

by Anthony Fauci

Viking ·2024 ·464 pages ·Memoir
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The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents Anthony Fauci is arguably the most famous – and most revered – doctor in the world today. His role guiding America sanely and calmly through Covid (and through the torrents of Trump) earned him the trust of millions during one of the most terrifying periods in modern American history, but this was only the most recent of the global epidemics in which Dr. Fauci played a major role. His crucial role in identifying HIV and bringing AIDS into sympathetic public view and his leadership in navigating the Ebola, SARS, West Nile, and anthrax crises make him truly an American hero. His memoir reaches back to his boyhood in Brooklyn, New York, and carries through decades of caring for critically ill patients, navigating the whirlpools of Washington politics, and behind-the-scenes advising and negotiating with seven presidents on key issues from global AIDS relief to infectious disease preparedness at home. On Call will be an inspiration for readers who admire and are grateful to him and for those who want to emulate him in public service. He is the embodiment of "speaking truth to power," with dignity and results.


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"Fauci has earned a victory lap."

Alexandra Jacobs· The New York Times Read review ↗ Near the Top

"Fauci is not temperamentally inclined toward radicalism — he is mild and measured for much of the book, going so far as to extend perhaps too much courtesy to the likes of Bush and Dick Cheney — but there are moments when competence and conscientiousness are revolutionary."

Becca Rothfeld· The Washington Post Read review ↗ Near the Top

"He is vociferous about the way that the lab-leak theory has been used to erode confidence in public-health provisions."

Jerome Groopman· The New Yorker Read review ↗ Near the Top

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