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Aims to help those of us whose familiarity with our own bodies is surprisingly sketchy. Where is your spleen and what does it do? What is the thyroid? Nuland answers such questions as these, explaining the basic "equipment" and outlining the body's strategies for its own survival.
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An anatomy of human life, vividly illustrated .Awe-inspiring [and] sublimely uplifting. Time
Memorable . A unique and worthy addition to the medical classics. Boston Globe
Dramatic, lyrical. The book is part medical thriller . And part profession of faith in the beauty of human biology. Wall Street Journal"
"An anatomy of human life, vividly illustrated.... Awe-inspiring [and] sublimely uplifting." --Time "Memorable.... A unique and worthy addition to the medical classics." --Boston Globe "Dramatic, lyrical.... The book is part medical thriller.... And part profession of faith in the beauty of human biology."--Wall Street Journal
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Memorable . A unique and worthy addition to the medical classics. Boston Globe
Dramatic, lyrical. The book is part medical thriller . And part profession of faith in the beauty of human biology. Wall Street Journal"
"An anatomy of human life, vividly illustrated.... Awe-inspiring [and] sublimely uplifting." --Time "Memorable.... A unique and worthy addition to the medical classics." --Boston Globe "Dramatic, lyrical.... The book is part medical thriller.... And part profession of faith in the beauty of human biology."--Wall Street Journal
The companion volume to HOW WE DIE, the international bestseller: but a book about life and how it works, instead of death.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0099767619
- ISBN 13 9780099767619
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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