Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream / Carl Elliott ; foreword by Peter D. Kramer.

New York ; London : W.W. Norton, [2003], ©2003.

xxi, 357 pages ; 25 cm

1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-332) and index.

The perfect voice -- The true self -- The face behind the mask -- The loneliness of the late night television watcher -- The identity bazaar -- Three ways to feel homesick -- Pilgrims and strangers -- Resident aliens -- Amputees by choice -- Bringing up baby -- Second acts -- Conclusion: the tyranny of happiness.