As a physician and bioethicist, Howard Brody has 35 years of exceptionally rich experience to offer not only the bioethics community but all who are interested in health care. In his latest book, he skillfully combines academic analysis with personal reflection to create a unique and inspirational work.

Brody's aim is to highlight what he perceives to be omissions in the field of bioethics and to elucidate neglected but significant areas of study for bioethicists. The result is a book determinedly not concerned with the "usual subjects." Brody decided to scrutinize the development of bioethics prospectively because, he says, "we live life forward not backward." He reminds his readers that bioethics is a practice encompassing research as well as clinical and educational work drawing on diverse disciplines. . . . [Full Text of this Article]