Never Surrender--Never Retreat: A Novel of Medical Politics in Texas
"The plot ofNever Surrender--Never Retreatbecomes a microcosm  of our current worldwide struggle between free capitalism and socialist  theology.  Lieberman is writing from many years’ experience in the  largest medical complex in the world, Houston’s Texas Medical Center.  Through it all, the prose is crisp, germane, and readable.  This is a  haunting and memorable novel, a tour de force in the exploration of our  modern dilemma."--Robert Winship, author ofThe Brushlanders,Flannery's Crossing, andEvery Man Also“What Michael Lieberman does inNever Surrender, Never Retreatis a minor miracle. He takes a story that, on the surface, might seem  bureaucratic at best—the “divorce” of a medical school and its  affiliated major hospital—and reveals the intricate and human inner  workings that are always at the core of such events. I feel I am in the  company of a compassionate, witty writer who deliberately and  carefully—scientifically, even—unveils for us the hubris, ambition,  self-deception, foolishness, clarity, and even a little lust that drive  this complex and evolving matter. I couldn’t put it down: the unfurling  of incident through the shifting viewpoints of a motley and vivid cast  of characters has the pacing of a fine mystery story. You know the  murder takes place, almost from the first page. Now the question is: how  and why did it happen? The answer, this book, is a delicious  pleasure.”--Rich Levy Executive Director, Inprint, Houston