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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Healing Arts : An Oxford Illustrated Anthology: An Oxford Illustrated Anthology This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has cle…arly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
The Healing Arts : An Oxford Illustrated Anthology: An Oxford Illustrated Anthology
Robin Downie (Professor of Moral Philosophy, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Glasgow University)
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, Oxford 2000
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Medicine and the arts have in common a concern for all aspects of people's lives. This delightful anthology celebrates the many ways in which they interact. Robin Downie has mixed together a rich concoction of poems, stories, prose extracts, music, paintings, and drawings which illustrate the fun…damental issues of birth, life, and death. From reviews of the hardback edition The best presents are often those you want to buy for yourself and part with only grudgingly. The Healing Arts falls headlong into this class. New Scientist This book is really much better than any anthology has a right to be. remarkably handsome: large format, good paper, spacious layouts, colour plates, and photographs. but the most striking aspect is the quality and variety of the selected items, and the way in which they flow and are mutually reinforcing.' Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ' a splendid anthology . Downie's anthology is interesting, varied . and fun to dip into.' The Lancet Here's some cultural diversion for anyone on the mend from the surgeon's knife or fighting illness, or indeed for the hypochondriac. Read Betjeman on nurses, Larkin on ambulances, and C S Lewis on grief. And more in the same vein.' Focus . a delightful collection of poetry, essay, and musical score, punctuated by carefully selected drawings and paintings. It is undoubtedly a delightful gift for almost anyone in medicine, and a goodly number outside the profession. British Journal of Anaesthesia He has compiled a beautiful and inspiring collection of poems, drawings, paintings, cartoons, music and excerpts from books and journals to give pleasure, to heal and inform, and to "stretch the imagination, deepen the sympathy and enrich perspectives" . It superbly fulfills Downie's goal of bringing pleasure, stretching the imagination, and deepening sympathy. I strongly recommend it to those of you who value the arts and have some association with the medical profession. The Medical Humanities Review This book is a gem which will have wide appeal. It breaks new ground in using art, prose and poetry to explore interactions between medicine and the arts. Journal of Medical Ethics. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Language: English
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Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library, Book 6 of 44. Book 6 of 44 - Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No jacket. Oxford University Press, 2000. Paperback, sm4to, xviii,334pp, illust. Covers slightly shelfworn. A good copy. 0192632574/0.9uk.
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First Paperback Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages; Physical description. : xviii, 334 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Subject: Medicine - Literary…collections. Arts medicine. 3 Kg.
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Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
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Revised Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute and presented by the Birmingham Hospital Fund, with minor library marks. Edition; Repr.…with corr. Physical description; xviii, 334 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Notes; Originally published in hardback: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995. Contents; 1. Preface ; 2. List of illustrations ; 3. Introduction ; 4. The way we are ; 5. Disease and mental illness ; 6. Doctors and psychiatrists ; 7. Nurses and patients ; 8. Healing ; 9. Last things ; 10. Research ; 11. Ethics and purpose ; Appendix ; Acknowledgements ; Indexes: authors; medical authors; first lines of poems. Summary; Medicine and the arts have in common a concern for all aspects of people's lives. This delightful anthology celebrates the many ways in which they interact. Robin Downie has mixed together a rich concoction of poems, stories, prose extracts, music, paintings, and drawings which illustrate the fundamental issues of birth, life, and death. From reviews of the hardback edition The best presents are often those you want to buy for yourself and part with only grudgingly. The Healing Arts falls headlong into this class. New Scientist This book is really much better than any anthology has a right to be.remarkably handsome: large format, good paper, spacious layouts, colour plates, and photographs.but the most striking aspect is the quality and variety of the selected items, and the way in which they flow and are mutually reinforcing.' Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ' a splendid anthology .Downie's anthology is interesting, varied .and fun to dip into.' The Lancet Here's some cultural diversion for anyone on the mend from the surgeon's knife or fighting illness, or indeed for the hypochondriac. Read Betjeman on nurses, Larkin on ambulances, and C S Lewis on grief. And more in the same vein.' Focus .a delightful collection of poetry, essay, and musical score, punctuated by carefully selected drawings and paintings. It is undoubtedly a delightful gift for almost anyone in medicine, and a goodly number outside the profession. British Journal of Anaesthesia He has compiled a beautiful and inspiring collection of poems, drawings, paintings, cartoons, music and excerpts from books and journals to give pleasure, to heal and inform, and to "stretch the imagination, deepen the sympathy and enrich perspectives" .It superbly fulfills Downie's goal of bringing pleasure, stretching the imagination, and deepening sympathy. I strongly recommend it to those of you who value the arts and have some association with the medical profession. The Medical Humanities Review This book is a gem which will have wide appeal.It breaks new ground in using art, prose and poetry to explore interactions between medicine and the arts. Journal of Medical Ethics. Subjects; Arts medicine. Medicine in Art. Poetry. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms ; Medicine: general issues ; The Arts. History / General. Medical / History. Health & Fitness / Healing. Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General. Medicine ; Literary conections. Genre; Illustrated. 3 Kg.
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First Paperback Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 334 pages; Physical description. : xviii, 334 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm. Subject: Medicine - Literary…collections. Arts medicine. 1 Kg.
Language: English
Published by Routledge-Cavendish 2007
Series: Biomedical Law and Ethics Library, Book 6 of 44. Book 6 of 44 - Biomedical Law and Ethics Library
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Revised Edition. Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Provenance; from the library of the Birmingham Medical Institute and presented by the Birmingham Hospital Fund, with minor library marks. Edition; Repr.…with corr. Physical description; xviii, 334 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. Notes; Originally published in hardback: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995. Contents; 1. Preface ; 2. List of illustrations ; 3. Introduction ; 4. The way we are ; 5. Disease and mental illness ; 6. Doctors and psychiatrists ; 7. Nurses and patients ; 8. Healing ; 9. Last things ; 10. Research ; 11. Ethics and purpose ; Appendix ; Acknowledgements ; Indexes: authors; medical authors; first lines of poems. Summary; Medicine and the arts have in common a concern for all aspects of people's lives. This delightful anthology celebrates the many ways in which they interact. Robin Downie has mixed together a rich concoction of poems, stories, prose extracts, music, paintings, and drawings which illustrate the fundamental issues of birth, life, and death. From reviews of the hardback edition The best presents are often those you want to buy for yourself and part with only grudgingly. The Healing Arts falls headlong into this class. New Scientist This book is really much better than any anthology has a right to be.remarkably handsome: large format, good paper, spacious layouts, colour plates, and photographs.but the most striking aspect is the quality and variety of the selected items, and the way in which they flow and are mutually reinforcing.' Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ' a splendid anthology .Downie's anthology is interesting, varied .and fun to dip into.' The Lancet Here's some cultural diversion for anyone on the mend from the surgeon's knife or fighting illness, or indeed for the hypochondriac. Read Betjeman on nurses, Larkin on ambulances, and C S Lewis on grief. And more in the same vein.' Focus .a delightful collection of poetry, essay, and musical score, punctuated by carefully selected drawings and paintings. It is undoubtedly a delightful gift for almost anyone in medicine, and a goodly number outside the profession. British Journal of Anaesthesia He has compiled a beautiful and inspiring collection of poems, drawings, paintings, cartoons, music and excerpts from books and journals to give pleasure, to heal and inform, and to "stretch the imagination, deepen the sympathy and enrich perspectives" .It superbly fulfills Downie's goal of bringing pleasure, stretching the imagination, and deepening sympathy. I strongly recommend it to those of you who value the arts and have some association with the medical profession. The Medical Humanities Review This book is a gem which will have wide appeal.It breaks new ground in using art, prose and poetry to explore interactions between medicine and the arts. Journal of Medical Ethics. Subjects; Arts medicine. Medicine in Art. Poetry. Collections & anthologies of various literary forms ; Medicine: general issues ; The Arts. History / General. Medical / History. Health & Fitness / Healing. Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General. Medicine ; Literary conections. Genre; Illustrated. 1 Kg.
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Language: English
Published by Royal College of Pysicians and Surgeons of Glasgow 1999
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More imagesThe Magic Bullet and other medical stories
Slater, Stefan; Downie, Robin; Gordon, Giles; Smith, Richards (Eds)
Published by Glasgow: The Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow 1999
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Original binding of paper wraps with black lettering and red and black college device to covers. Inscribed by the editor Stefan Slater to the half title page. Hand written letter from Stefan Slater loosely inserted to rear. The book is in very good condition in very good condition jus…t lightly dust soiled covers. 164.
