Based upon his knowledge of medicine, the Vatican, and international terrorism, Stern's second book, Vatican Gold, imagines a highly skilled team of courageous specialists equipped to dramatically deal with the new reality of threats faced in our post 9/11 world.

Having worked as a physician for over 30 years, Stern most recently turned his literary attention to the telling of a gripping story of life-changing surgery -- once again in the wild outback regions of the Philippines, his "second home." His compelling saga of a volunteer surgeon repairing the disfigured faces of poor island children joins other prestigious voices of our day in exploring The Heart of Healing.

Meet Tom Stern...

• LISTEN to an interview with Mike Reagan on his nationally syndicated radio show (6/10/02 following the botched hostage rescue attempt in the Philippines - appx. 10 min. in length). Other media appearances by Tom Stern include Evening Magazine (CBS), KPIX-TV news (CBS) and several interviews on KGO-AM (ABC) - consistently voted Best News/Talk Station in the U.S. in a major market.

• Just the facts, ma'am...click here

• The more storied version....click here

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