LOVE NOTHING ALIVE

About the Book

Doctor Eric Ransahoff was not a physically attractive man. He was small, frail appearing, and had bushy hair that made his head look too large for his body. However at the New York medical Center he was not measured by the size of his body or his physical attractiveness, he was measured by his medical and surgical skills from which he had become a legend during his surgical residency, saving patients that no one else could save. His residency had now ended and he was compelled to make the decision as to the direction of his career. Ransahoff had achieved the cold steel calm required of a cardiothoracic surgeon from his father, also a surgeon, who taught him to, love nothing alive and then death or tragedy will never hurt you. This had worked well until now but the loneliness of this emotionless existance was eating away at his foundation of steel. The words of his brothers, both physicians resounded in his mind: “you must love mankind to be a great physician and you must give that love in order to be loved.” Because of this he turned down an invitation to join the most prestigious surgical practice in New York City . Instead he was going to a small town in Georgia that had been without a doctor for five years. Upon his arrival in Georgia Ransahoff felt the warmth of his patients appreciation and he returned that warmth with true emotions of his own. After only a short time he knew his brothers were correct. However his personal loneliness remained. This changed abruptly however when he met a stunningly beautiful girl. Her beauty was so great that it shone through the ragged clothing and the uncultured rawness of poverty and illiteracy. Dr. Ransahoff was hopelessly hooked. What followed was turmoil, a mixture of lust, exploitation, betrayal, and murder.

About the Author

Dr. Jack Birge graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in 1956. After three years of postgraduate work he entered practice in Carrollton Georgia a small town in the western part of the state as a general practitioner. This was to be a temporary assignment to obtain financial stability necessitated by the economics of pursuing a career in medicine in the 1950s. Those were the days where physicians in training were paid as little as $10 per month. It wasn’t long however before he found himself deeply involved in the lives of the patients he served there and his original plans of becoming an academic physician faded away. Now after 54 years of practicing primary care he continues to find service to his patients to be rewarding and a never-ending challenge and thus he is still at it. Dr. Birge has always been an advocate of healthcaring providing patients dedication interest and compassion which he feels are essential elements in being a good physician. He has also been community oriented having served on the Carrollton city Council and served as chairman of the Carroll County Board of Health. He has also been a strong advocate of quality healthcare having been Medical Director of Quality for the Tanner Health Systems, a three hospitals system. Dr. Birge previously wrote a book titled “Murder Without Death”, a true story about events taking place in Carrollton Georgia in the 1970s. In addition he has had long-standing interest in public education regarding healthcare and co authored a book on patient symptoms titled “Your Body’s Red Light Warning Signals” published by Random House Publishing Company which has sold over 100,000 copies. That book is now being published in China, Vietnam, South Korea, Croatia, and Poland.