Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia by Henry Jay Przybylo

An engaging account of the work and the rewards and trials of a pediatric anesthesiologist. He describes the obsession with detail and routine which allow him to tell parents "nothing will happen." He seems to have mastered his craft to the point where he can see beyond into the lives of his patients and even beyond ordinary expectations to aspire to the highest level of pain relief.