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The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body

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.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 288
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780684854878
  • Genres
  • science, medicine, medical, history, biology
  • Release date
  • 2001