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The Mysteries Within Sherwin B. Nuland

The Mysteries Within von Sherwin B. Nuland

The Mysteries Within Sherwin B. Nuland

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Zusammenfassung

* "An engaging tale of five organs, the stomach, liver, spleen, heart (his favourite) and uterus and the history of those who tried to understand them." Laurie Tarkan, The New York Times

The Mysteries Within Zusammenfassung

The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body Sherwin B. Nuland

In this gripping exploration of the organs of the body and the myths associated with them, Sherwin B. Nuland M.D., the author of the award winning HOW WE DIE (Vintage), once again displays his ability to combine clarity, compassion, and knowledge to shed light on the working of our bodies from a surgeon's perspective. Dr. Nuland recounts legends about the functions and 'personalities' of the stomach, liver, heart, spleen, and uterus, and, in riveting vignettes of the surgery he has performed, describes the actual surgery and explains the connections between myth and reality. He reflects on humanity's impulse to invent explanations for things we don't understand and shows we have never abandoned long-held superstitions. Eloquent and informative, THE MYSTERIES WITHIN is an extraordinary synthesis of science and folklore, medicine and myth.

The Mysteries Within Bewertungen

Lee Gutkind Chicago Tribune To be compelled by fascinating stories while simultaneously learning about human anatomy and the surgeon's complicated profession, you will have to read this book.
Laurie Tarkan The New York Times An engaging tale of five organs -- the stomach, liver, spleen, heart (his favorite), and uterus -- and the history of those who tried to understand them.
Frank Huyler San Francisco Chronicle This is a book about more than medicine. It is also about the rise of Western thought, the ways in which the past inhabits us, and a powerful reminder that we do have a history....Nuland is a gifted and deeply intelligent writer.

Über Sherwin B. Nuland

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.

Inhaltsverzeichnis


Contents

INTRODUCTION

1 THE STOMACH: A LITTLE BOY'S BIG SECRET

2 THE STOMACH: SOUL, SPIRIT, AND CENTRALITY

3 THE STOMACH: GHOSTLY GASES, MYSTICAL ACIDS

4 THE LIVER: DUMB LUCK AND THE SURGEON

5 THE LIVER: SOURCE OF LIFE

6 THE SPLEEN: ORGAN OF MYSTERY, ORGAN OF MELANCHOLY

7 THE HEART: CRACKING THE VALVE

8 THE HEART: THE FIRST AND LAST DYING

9 THE UTERUS: THE HYSTERICAL PASSION

10 REPRODUCTION: BABIES IN BOXES

EPILOGUE

INDEX

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR002272503
9780684854878
0684854872
The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body Sherwin B. Nuland
Sherwin B. Nuland
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Broschiert
Simon & Schuster
2001-10-15
288
Short-listed for L.A. Times Book Prize (Current Interest) 2000
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