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Work The Problem: How I Became the Ringmaster of My Three-Ring Circus
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Robert Cummer

Work The Problem

How I Became the Ringmaster of My Three-Ring Circus

Robert Cummer

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English
Mangrove Publishing
19 January 2026
Autobiography: science, technology & engineering; Memoirs; Cardiovascular medicine; Coping with illness
When Robert Cummer was told he needed open-heart surgery, he did what he'd always done-asked questions, gathered data, and tried to stay in control. Then reality showed up and reminded him that the body doesn't negotiate, recovery doesn't follow a tidy timeline, and life keeps coming whether you're ready or not.

Work the Problem is a candid memoir told with blunt honesty, dry humor, and the hard-earned perspective that comes from being knocked flat and getting back up anyway. Cummer doesn't write as a doctor or a guru. He writes as a guy living through it-fear, uncertainty, pain, gratitude, setbacks, and the surreal moments that don't make it into the brochure. The ""three-ring circus"" isn't a metaphor he picked for style; it's how the experience felt, and how life often feels afterward.

This book isn't a checklist, a pep talk, or medical instruction. It's a personal account of a cardiac crisis and the messy return to normal-where ""normal"" has changed, and so have you. If you've faced a major health event, supported someone who has, or wondered what resilience actually looks like when the stakes are real, you'll recognize yourself in these pages.
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Imprint:   Mangrove Publishing
Dimensions:   Height: 178mm,  Width: 108mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   118g
ISBN:   9798993497990
Pages:   152
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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