The Mysteries Within A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body
, by Nuland, Sherwin B.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780684854878 | 0684854872
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/6/2001
Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of the National Book Award-winningHow We Die,once again 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. A brilliant blend of science and folklore,The Mysteries Withinreveals the enigmas not only of the body but also of the human imagination.