The Wet Engine – Brian Doyle (PB, OSU Press 2012) Signed Heart Memoir

Signed by the late Oregon essayist Brian Doyle, this 2012 Oregon State University Press trade paperback is the definitive edition of The Wet Engine: Exploring the Mad Wild Miracle of the Heart. Equal parts memoir, science writing, and spiritual reflection, the book braids together the story of Doyle’s infant son’s life-saving heart surgery with lyrical meditations on courage, cardiology, love letters, and pop songs. The slim volume (about 6 × 9 in, 146 pp) shows light shelf rubs and a few small red transfer marks on the matte cover but no writing or dog-ears inside—clean, tight, and ready for another thoughtful reader. If you enjoy narrative medicine, Annie Dillard-style essays, or Pacific Northwest voices, this signed copy belongs on your nightstand. Item Breakdown: - Author: Brian Doyle - Title: The Wet Engine: Exploring the Mad Wild Miracle of the Heart - Format: Trade paperback (6 × 9 in) - Edition / Printing: Oregon State University Press paperback edition, 2012 - Pages: 146 pp (numbered) - ISBN-13: 978-0-87071-653-9 - eISBN: 978-0-87071-654-6 - Publisher: Oregon State University Press, Corvallis OR - Country of Manufacture: United States (printed in USA) - Signed: Yes – author signature on title page - Cover design / art: David Drummond (design); Jeannine Saylor (illustration) - Genre: Narrative nonfiction • Memoir • Spiritual / Medical essays - Narrative Type: Non-fiction - Intended Audience: Adults / Teens interested in narrative medicine & spirituality - Language: E