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- Publisher: Random House Inc
- ISBN: 0679781404
- WAPI (Tower ID): 100070412
- Release Date: June 1, 1998
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #199727 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3977 in Science (See Top 100 Science Bestsellers)
- #52 in Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology (See Top 100 Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "How We Live" by Sherwin B. Nuland to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "How We Live"Browse more products related to "Sherwin B. Nuland"Review"The work of Dr. Nuland is an important step toward the creation of a biomedically literate public that is able to influence policy on matters of biological importance." "As with 'How We Die', Nuland's new book is far more than a rigidly scientific text. In the process of laying out a compendium of factual information, he delivers a far-reaching personal meditation on biology, medicine, and life itself." The body's regulation of systems works so smoothly that at times it's taken for granted. Dr. Nuland here examines the balance of chemistry and bodily maintenance processes on a cellular level on up, considering the miracle of such interactions and how physical maintenance and operations have interacted with mental processes to produce the unique species that is the human being. This exciting investigation blends biology with medical insights. "I recommend Professor Nuland's book for anyone who wants an accessible grasp of recent development in human biology, with the proviso that readers accept it as a mere antipasto." "An eloquent, thought-provoking dissertation....To read this book is to share [the author's] awe." Publisher's noteThe author of "How We Die" turns his attention to the miraculous resiliency of human life in a book informed by sympathy for human suffering and an erudition that includes poetry and the Talmud as well as the medical canon. "An anatomy of human life, vividly illustrated. . . . Awe-inspiring [and] sublimely uplifting."--Time Having won the National Book Award for How We Die, his best-selling inquiry into the causes and modes of death, Sherwin Nuland now turns his attention to the miraculous resiliency of human life. For this lucid, wonderful, and wonder-filled new book explores the bodys mysterious capacity to marshal disparate organs and processes in the interests of survival.Like its predecessor, How We Live is filled with gripping medical case histories: a woman is pulled back from the brink of death from inexplicable internal bleeding; another patient triumphs over breast cancer; the "routine" removal of a polyp triggers a nearly lethal medical crisis. For Nuland, each of these cases serves to illustrate the extraordinary responsiveness and adaptability of the human organism. We learn how the aorta's baroreceptors monitor blood pressure and respond to its minutest fluctuations. We follow the intricate chain of electrochemical command that makes us leap out of the path of a speeding car. We discover why the stomach--which is capable of breaking down everything from porridge to pizza--refrains from digesting itself. Informed by sympathy for human suffering and an erudition that includes poetry and the Talmud as well as the medical canon, How We Live is science writing of the rarest kind--lucid, poetic, and genuinely uplifting. Originally published under the title The Wisdom of the Body AnnotationA treatise on the physiology and meaning of the human body, written by the Yale professor of surgery whose previous work, "How We Die", won the National Book Award. Nuland explores the ways in which the body's biological equilibrium--its instinctual process of corruption and healing--influences and even defines human nature. If You Enjoy "How We Live (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "How We Live (Paperback)" by Sherwin B. Nuland (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology Bestsellers
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