Dr. Steven L. Berk of TTUHSC to sign new memoir, Anatomy of a Kidnapping, in Amarillo Oct. 1
27-Sep-2011
About the book
When Dr. Steven L. Berk was kidnapped at gunpoint from his Amarillo, Texas, home in March 2005 by a meth-crazed escaped criminal and forced into an extended ride in the perpetrator’s car, one detail led to the kidnapper’s eventual capture and arrest outside Kingman, Arizona: Berk observed and memorized the 14-digit vehicle registration number reflected on the driver’s-side windshield.
This practiced power of observation and concentration, along with composure under pressure, clear decision making, and not least human compassion, are among the aspects of his medical training that Berk credits with saving his own life, preserving his family’s safety and bringing the kidnapper, Jack Lindsey Jordan, to justice. Berk combines such reflections with a revealing account of the crime and trial in his new memoir, “Anatomy of a Kidnapping: A Doctor’s Story,” published by Texas Tech University Press Sept. 15, 2011.
Berk will talk about his experiences and sign books Sat., Oct. 1, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Hastings Books, 2020 S. Georgia Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 79109 (806-352-0654). The author is available for interviews; advance reading copies of the book are available to reviewers and the media upon request.
Books are also available at the following locations:
--Barnes & Noble, South Plains Mall, Lubbock.
--Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Bookstore
--Texas Tech University Press, 2903 4th Street, 742-2982.
--Amazon.com and other online booksellers.
About the author
Steven L. Berk, M.D., is dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine and provost of Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. As a physician certified in infectious disease and geriatrics, Berk has treated an outstanding diversity of patients in his forty-year medical career.
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