The Diagnosis: A Novel-Quality Guarantee

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From the bestselling author of Einstein’s Dreams comes this harrowing tale of oneman’s struggle to cope in a wired world, even as his own biological wiring short-circuits.

As Boston’s Red Line shuttles Bill Chalmers to work one summer morning, somethingextraordinary happens. Suddenly, he can’t remember which stop is his, where he works,or even who he is. The only thing he can remember is his corporate motto: the maximuminformation in the minimum time.

Bill’s memory returns, but a strange numbnessafflicts him. As he attempts to find a diagnosis for his deteriorating illness, hedescends into a nightmarish tangle of inconclusive results, his company’s manic frenzy,and his family’s disbelief. Ultimately, Bill discovers that he is fighting not justfor his body but also for his soul.