{"product_id":"the-other-dr-gilmer-two-men-a-murder-and-an-unlikely-fight-for-justice-paperback","title":"The Other Dr. Gilmer: Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Gilmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"mesmerizing\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal--an expansion on one of the most popular \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e episodes of all time, now with a new postscript \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable medical detective story-cum-memoir, grippingly told . . . I was drawn in by every part of it.\"--Atul Gawande, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBeing Mortal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFresh out of medical residency, Dr. Benjamin Gilmer joined a rural North Carolina clinic only to find that its previous doctor shared his last name. Dr. Vince Gilmer was loved and respected by the community--right up until he strangled his ailing father and then returned to the clinic for a regular week of work. Vince's eventual arrest for murder shocked his patients. How could their beloved doctor be capable of such violence? The deeper Benjamin looked into Vince's case, the more he became obsessed with discovering what pushed a good man toward darkness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Benjamin visited Vince in prison, he met a man who appeared to be fighting his own mind, constantly twitching and veering into nonsensical tangents. Sentenced to life in prison, Vince had been branded a cold-blooded killer and a \"malingerer\"--a person who fakes an illness. But it was obvious to Benjamin that Vince needed help. Alongside \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Sarah Koenig, Benjamin resolved to understand what had happened to his predecessor. Time and again, the pair came up against a prison system that cared little about the mental health of its inmates--despite more than a third of them suffering from mental illness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Other Dr. Gilmer\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a riveting and heart-wrenching journey through our shared human fallibility, made worse by a prison system that is failing our most vulnerable citizens. With deep compassion and an even deeper sense of justice, Dr. Benjamin Gilmer delves into the mystery of what could make a caring doctor commit a brutal murder. And in the process, his powerful story asks us to answer a profound question: In a country with the highest incarceration rates in the world, what would it look like if we prioritized healing rather than punishment?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Benjamin Gilmer\u003c\/b\u003e is a family medicine physician in Fletcher, North Carolina. He is an Albert Schweitzer Fellow for Life and associate professor in the department of family medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill and at the Mountain Area Health Education Center. A former neurobiologist turned rural family practitioner, Dr. Gilmer has lectured across the country about medical ethics, rural health, and the intersection of medicine and criminal justice reform. He lives with his wife, Deirdre; their two children, Kai and Luya; and their dog, Prince Peanut Butter, in Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.95 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47401173319858,"sku":"9780593355183","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0605be2698f5a90f1c58e7c809a62f64.webp?v=1778090759","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-other-dr-gilmer-two-men-a-murder-and-an-unlikely-fight-for-justice-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}