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The wisdom of the body /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nuland, Sherwin B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Knopf : 1997.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Human biology > Popular works.
Human body > Popular works.
Human physiology > Popular works.
General Surgery > personal narratives.
Biology > popular works.
Physiology > popular works.
Table of Contents:
  • The will to live
  • The constant sea within maintains the constancy within
  • Of nymphs, lymph, and courage in the face of cancer
  • Sympathy and the nervous system
  • The fundamental unit of life: the cell
  • Biology, destiny, and free will
  • The act of love
  • A child is born
  • The heart of the matter
  • The blood is the life
  • A voyage through the gut
  • Mining the mind: the brain and human nature.