Magnificent Obsession
This is a great book.
The movie was just okay.
Over the recent holiday period, I recently reread it and watched the movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047203/?ref_=rvi_tt
The book is even available in paperback.
When Robert Merrick's life is saved at the expense of the life of an eccentric but adored surgeon, the carefree playboy is forced to reevaluate his own path. Merrick embarks on a course of anonymous philanthropy, inspired by reading the doctor's private papers. An engaging and dramatic story of personal redemption and private sacrifice, this spiritual tale has served as an inspiration for both the stage and screen.
