Overview

Full Product Details

9780679781400

Table of Contents

Reviews

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 <br> <br> Memorable.... A unique and worthy addition to the medical classics. --Boston Globe <br> <br> Dramatic, lyrical.... The book is part medical thriller.... And part profession of faith in the beauty of human biology. --Wall Street Journal

Author Information

Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., is the author of nine previous books, including Doctors: The Biography of Medicine, The Wisdom of the Body, The Mysteries Within, Lost in America: A Journey with My Father, and The Doctors’ Plague. His book How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter won the National Book Award and spent thirty-four weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times, Time, and The New York Review of Books. Nuland was a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University, where he also teaches bioethics and medical history. He lived with his family in Connecticut. He died in 2014.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available