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The Wisdom of the Body: Discovering the Human Spiritby Sherwin B. Nuland
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Book DescriptionKnopf, 1997-04-29. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG. Very Good Hardcover book with Very Good Dust Jacket. Binding tight and straight. Pages clean and unmarked. Book summaryA treatise on the physiology and meaning of the human body, written by the Yale professor of surgery whose previous work, "How We Die", won the National Book Award. Nuland explores the ways in which the body's biological equilibrium--its instinctual process of corruption and healing--influences and even defines human nature.Media Reviews"An eloquent, thought-provoking dissertation....To read this book is to share [the author's] awe." -- Kirkus "As with 'How We Die', Nuland's new book is far more than a rigidly scientific text. In the process of laying out a compendium of factual information, he delivers a far-reaching personal meditation on biology, medicine, and life itself." -- Steve Heilig, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "The work of Dr. Nuland is an important step toward the creation of a biomedically literate public that is able to influence policy on matters of biological importance." -- F. Gonzalez-Crussi, New York Times Book Review "I recommend Professor Nuland's book for anyone who wants an accessible grasp of recent development in human biology, with the proviso that readers accept it as a mere antipasto." -- John Cornwell, Literary Review The body's regulation of systems works so smoothly that at times it's taken for granted. Dr. Nuland here examines the balance of chemistry and bodily maintenance processes on a cellular level on up, considering the miracle of such interactions and how physical maintenance and operations have interacted with mental processes to produce the unique species that is the human being. This exciting investigation blends biology with medical insights. -- Midwest Book Review Publisher NotesThe 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. Other Recommended Books
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