Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Francis, Gavin

ISBN 10: 0465096824 / ISBN 13: 9780465096824

Edité par Basic Books, 2016

N° de réf. du vendeur 0465096824-4-34032272

Synopsis :

"Adventures in Human Being, with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal

We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory, an enigma of bone and muscle, neurons and synapses. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to well-being, or the why the foot holds the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body.

À propos de l?auteur: Gavin Francis is a physician and the award-winning author of four books, including Adventures in Human Being, Empire Antarctica; and True North. A regular contributor to the London Review of Books, Guardian, and New York Review of Books, Francis lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from...
Éditeur : Basic Books
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Fair