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The Surgeon and the Spirit
Surgeons specifically and physicians more generally are vouchsafed unique experiences. They frequently see human beings at their worst: frightened, defensive, and angry. They witness what appear to be modern miracles and not infrequently they witness death. They, too, suffer from fatigue, regret and disillusionment. Dr. Jacobs believes himself to have been changed by such experiences over the course of thirty years as an active surgeon. He, and many like him, has become convinced that the world of science-based technological medicine underemphasizes important aspects of human life and often misses the core issues which are necessary to a life of meaning. This book is an attempt to communicate how one surgeon has experienced in the operating room and in the clinic a pervasive but ineffable world of values and presence around him. And, should the reader find this idea to be without merit, there are many practical and mundane lessons about the humanistic side of surgery and perhaps in modern life.
The Last Flight Out
Includes over 140 poems, many of which are new, while others have been published in small magazines or in previous books of the author. This collection has been created to be a summary of Jacobs' work from 2015 until 2023, and constitutes the bulk of what he wants to be remembered. The subject matter of the poems are the eternal human themes of love, joy, age and death. The title of the book bespeaks the author's intent that this be his last major collection.
80 Poems
Like his earlier book, Before I Forget, 80 Poems is the compilation of a life. The number of poems is significant, Jacobs is at once celebrating and lamenting his 80th birthday. Consistent with that, the poems among the 80 focus on the function and content of memory, and the uncertainty of life, particularly at advanced age. Throughout the book there is a spiritual tone of faith in the goodness of life.
The Mystery of Mysticism
The Mystery of Mysticism is comprised of approximately equal parts of autobiography and discussion of the notion of mysticism. The autobiographical material is incidental to the mystical thrust of the book, but speaks of a highly varied path as a surgeon, educator, and administrator. Most of all, however, the autobiographical material is about the spiritual journey which has brought the author to his current interest in and commitment to a modern mysticism.A purpose of the book is to help us think about a new (old) paradigm of religion which is less competitive, less about being "chosen," less about propitiation, less about being "saved" (read: "special"), and more about what it may mean to have been created in God's image. And throughout the book the author's own frailty and his sojourn toward this conceptualization shines through.
80 Poems
Like his earlier book, "Before I Forget", "80 Poems" is the compilation of a life. The number of poems is significant, Jacobs is at once celebrating and lamenting his 80th birthday. Consistent with that, the poems among the 80 focus on the function and content of memory, and the uncertainty of life, particularly at advanced age. Throughout the book there is a spiritual tone of faith in the goodness of life."Rare is the octogenarian whose mind is so lucid and fingers so nimble as to pour forth daily poetic lines as deep and moving as those of Lloyd Jacobs. I found myself drawn from one page to the next, captivated, entranced by rich and colorful imagery, flowing forth like spring water, somet...
Practical Ethics for the Surgeon
Recent, significant changes in surgery, technology, regulations, and society have greatly impacted how surgeons consider ethical issues in light of professional expertise, wisdom, and personal responsibility. Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs, along with world-renowned surgeons and other health care professionals, provides thoughtful, intellectually challenging information and commentary in an easy-to-understand manner to help surgeons think through and respond effectively to complex questions of life, death, provision of health care, and more. Covering the wide range of ethical concerns facing today's surgeons, this concise, readable title is beneficial at all levels of training and practice. Addresses t...
Creating the Future
"Some thirty-nine essays and addresses--out of the ninety-plus Dr. Jacobs has given since 2004--are included in this volume."--introduction.
Strategic Mergers in Higher Education
Addressing numerous critical questions, this practical guide is aimed at higher education leaders and their boards, the campus leaders charged with executing transformative mergers, and any policy makers interested in change management or the future of higher education.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses
Frank Lloyd Wright's Jacobs Houses: Experiments in Modern Living is edited by Wright scholar and noted author Neil Levine and features essay contributions by all three Jacobs children (Susan, Elizabeth, and William), as well as new scholarly essays by Levine and Michael Desmond. Additionally, the book includes new biographies of Katherine and Herb Jacobs, as well as scores of never-before-published photographs and drawings of both Jacobs Houses. It's the most definitive publication on the history and experience of living in these icons of American architecture.
Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1906 Steamers
The Lloyd's Register of Shipping records the details of merchant vessels over 100 gross tonnes, which are self-propelled and sea-going, regardless of classification. Before the time, only those vessels classed by Lloyd's Register were listed. Vessels are listed alphabetically by their current name.
