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The author of "How We Die" combines his clinical knowledge and a sense of wonder to explore the human body, explaining how our myriad, multifarious cells work and how they organize themselves to protect our bodies from threats to our wellbeing and safety. The book's topics range from the complex detail of DNA to the engineering of the circulatory system, and through accounts of life-and-death emergencies and case histories the author takes readers close to his own experience as a practising surgeon and physician. He also seeks to move beyond mechanics and biology to explore the human spirit.
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Much has been written about what makes humans distinct from other species, but what makes individual humans different from each other? Part of the answer lies in our responses to life-threatening illness, as Sherwin Nuland shows in this beautifully written meditation on human variability. Nuland explains biology and advanced medical procedures and makes them seem no more complicated than a good baseball game, and at least as exciting. Mostly, though, Nuland finds the human spirit within these complex systems, and the reader can be as exhilarated by his findings as he is.
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The author of the acclaimed, National Book Award-winning How We Die now presents an inspiring search--within the interior of our bodies--for the biologically elusive quality of life that defines us. The Wisdom of the Body offers a mesmerizing portrait of the tumultuous universe within us--and shows how, amazingly, the stability of health rides on these tempests. 8 drawings.
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0701164824
- ISBN 13 9780701164829
- BindingPaperback
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The Wisdom of the Body
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Chatto & Windus, London
(1997)
ISBN 10: 0701164824
ISBN 13: 9780701164829
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Acknowledgements, introduction by author, glossary and index. Colour photographic paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. In this book the author plunges into the amazing organism that is the human body. A little creasing of the book corners and rubbing of the edges and of the panels. Remnants of a sticker can be seen to the lower edge of the rear panel; with, original bookseller's sticker. Minor age toning of the text block edges and pages. Previous owners initials to the top left hand corner of the half title page and page following title page. Size: Trade Paperback. [11], XII - XXIV, [4] 395, [3] pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Medicine & Health; Science & Technology. ISBN: 0701164824. ISBN/EAN: 9780701164829. Inventory No: 0291007. Seller Inventory # 0291007
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