His protagonist, Omar Yussef, is almost an anti-hero: a creaky ex-alcoholic schoolteacher with painful joints and faltering moral courage.

小说中的主人公奥马尔•尤塞夫(Omar Yussef)几乎就是一位平凡的主角：他是一位教师，思想陈旧、曾一度酗酒成性、饱受关节疼痛的折磨、做事缺乏勇气。

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Despite managed care's unceasing attempts to restrain the costs of health care, aging baby boomers are rushing to repair their creaky joints, valves and tendons in record numbers.

FORBES: Is elective surgery overdone?