Description
Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of the National Book Award-winning How We Die, once again combines knowledge, compassion, and elegance of expression to shed light on the workings of our bodies from the perspective of a surgeon. Dr. Nuland recounts age-old legends about the functions and "personalities" of the body's organs and, in riveting vignettes of the surgery he has performed, he describes the connections between myth and reality. A brilliant blend of science and folklore, The Mysteries Within reveals the enigmas not only of the body but also of the human imagination.
Author: Sherwin B. Nuland
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780684854878
ISBN10: 0684854872
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Anatomy
- Science | Life Sciences | Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
Author: Sherwin B. Nuland
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 01/01/2000
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780684854878
ISBN10: 0684854872
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Anatomy
- Science | Life Sciences | Human Anatomy & Physiology
- Social Science | Folklore & Mythology
About the Author
Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., F.A.C.S., is clinical professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine, where he has taught since 1962. How We Die was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent book is The Wisdom of the Body, published in paperback as How We Live.