"Read this," he would say. "Not the others. This one."
Arjun opened it, skeptical. The first thing he noticed was the lack of clutter. Page after page, the diagrams were clean, almost minimalist. Each structure was labeled with a laser-sharp focus. But the real magic was in the text.
He would then pass the same worn blue book to a new terrified first-year student.
Then his senior resident, Dr. Nalini, tossed a worn, dog-eared book onto his desk. The cover was a faded blue. "Read this," she said. "Not the others. This one."