{"product_id":"the-mysteries-within-a-surgeon-explores-myth-medicine-and-the-human-body-paperback","title":"The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherwin B. Nuland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A New York Times Notable Book*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eHow We Die\u003c\/i\u003e comes a blend of \"fascinating stories...about human anatomy and the surgeon's complicated profession\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Sherwin Nuland, \"a gifted and deeply intelligent writer\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant blend of science and folklore, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries Within\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the enigmas not only of the body but also of the human imagination.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSherwin B. Nuland, M.D., F.A.C.S., \u003c\/b\u003e is clinical professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine, where he has taught since 1962. \u003ci\u003eHow We Die\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Wisdom of the Body, \u003c\/i\u003e published in paperback as \u003ci\u003eHow We Live.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize (2000)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52240716693778,"sku":"9780684854878","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/AGFGmJSTOG9780684854878.webp?v=1777893365","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/the-mysteries-within-a-surgeon-explores-myth-medicine-and-the-human-body-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}