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# Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets ofthe Heart

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Review: Straightforward yet inspiring - As a relatively new practitioner of metta (loving-kindness) meditation, I found a deeper appreciation for this practice of compassion through the intimate stories of the authors past and insightful enthusiasm of its future. As Doty shares (I’m paraphrasing), compassion is a sign of strength and wisdom not a feeble endeavor. If you are in need of hope, inspiration or agency, this book yields a simple yet powerful framework to ground readers along their journeys.
Review: A must read. - I watched Dr. Doty’s interview on YouTube and immediately purchased his book. It took me some months before I opened it and read it. I have couple more chapters left and wanted to chime in and express the wonderful journey he has brought us all through. The book have made me cry, smile, get excited, have hope and pay attention to the life lessons James went through since an early age including all of the mistakes he openly shares with us. I love this book. It is inspiring and intriguing. A must read.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #8,898 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in Biology (Books) #16 in Popular Psychology Personality Study #294 in Memoirs (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (8,979) |
| Dimensions  | 5.25 x 0.78 x 7.93 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0399183647 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0399183645 |
| Item Weight  | 9.3 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 288 pages |
| Publication date  | February 14, 2017 |
| Publisher  | Avery |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Straightforward yet inspiring
*by S***W on September 1, 2025*

As a relatively new practitioner of metta (loving-kindness) meditation, I found a deeper appreciation for this practice of compassion through the intimate stories of the authors past and insightful enthusiasm of its future. As Doty shares (I’m paraphrasing), compassion is a sign of strength and wisdom not a feeble endeavor. If you are in need of hope, inspiration or agency, this book yields a simple yet powerful framework to ground readers along their journeys.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must read.
*by M***A on June 10, 2025*

I watched Dr. Doty’s interview on YouTube and immediately purchased his book. It took me some months before I opened it and read it. I have couple more chapters left and wanted to chime in and express the wonderful journey he has brought us all through. The book have made me cry, smile, get excited, have hope and pay attention to the life lessons James went through since an early age including all of the mistakes he openly shares with us. I love this book. It is inspiring and intriguing. A must read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Life-Changing Read!
*by R***Y on July 23, 2020*

Once in a long while a book comes along that changes your world and for me, this was that book. I was given this by a friend who gave me her copy as after reading the first chapter she thought it was a medical book. It starts out in an operating theatre with Dr James Doty (the author) performing brain surgery on a young boy. Being extremely squeamish, my friend had to stop reading immediately and gave me the book instead and boy am I glad she passed it to me. This book was amazing (if you can get past the first chapter of course). Into The Magic Shop is the true story of Dr James Doty's life from a childhood plagued with violence and poverty, through his incredible medical career that was no easy ride and beyond. But don't let that short synopsis put you off as this is so much more than a book about one man's journey into a high-flying medical career, it is a book that will move you to the core and will stay with you forever. As a boy, James (or Jim as we come to know him) comes across a stranger in a magic shop. This complete stranger, who up until now Jim never knew existed, shows him an act of compassion which is something he has never experienced in his entire life. She promises that if he returns to the shop every day for six weeks then she will teach him some magic. But not just any magic, REAL magic. Of course, as with any child that is made such a promise, Jim returns faithfully each day to the shop to learn from the stranger we come to know as Ruth. What he doesn't realise is that the magic she is teaching him will set him up for life and depending on how he chooses to use it, it has the power to make him or break him. I cannot say anything else about this wonderful book without spoiling it. I want you as a reader to go into it with no expectations, as Jim did that day he walked through the door of the Magic Shop, and to let it slowly unfold before your eyes. As I said earlier this book profoundly changed me in so many ways and I hope it does the same to you. Be prepared to cry...a lot!

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