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050 00 $aQP34.5$b.F697 2015
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100 1 $aFrancis, Gavin,$eauthor.
245 10 $aAdventures in human being :$ba grand tour from the cranium to the calcaneum /$cGavin Francis.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,$c[2015]
264 4 $c℗♭2015
300 $axi, 252 pages :$billustrations -- ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"We all have plenty of long-held ideas about our bodies, but for many of us our bodies remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, physician and award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, from the brain's pea-sized pineal gland--the so-called "seat of the soul"--To the delicate machinery of the hand, and from the cranium to the calcaneum, the largest bone in the foot. Drawing on his work as a General Practitioner in Scotland, as well as his experiences traveling and practicing medicine in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and the Arctic, Francis blends case studies, first-hand accounts, and episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to reveal not only what can go wrong with our bodies, but also how our ideas about our anatomy have evolved. Mirroring the structure of classic anatomy books, Adventures in Human Being proceeds from the brain down to the feet, stopping along the way to reflect on how seizures occur, what vertigo really means, and why kidney transplants work. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a reflection on what it means to be human: for behind each disease, degeneration, or miraculous recovery lies a story of suffering and survival, lucky and unlucky, fragile and resilient. Poetic, eloquent and profoundly perceptive, Adventures in Human Being will transform the way you view your body"--$cProvided by publisher.
505 0 $aA note on confidentiality -- Prologue -- Brain. Neurosurgery of the soul -- Seizures, sanctity & psychiatry -- Head. Eye : a renaissance of vision -- Face : beautiful palsy -- Inner ear : voodoo & vertigo -- Chest. Lung : The breath of life -- Heart : on seagull murmurs, ebb & flow -- Breast : two views on healing -- Upper limb. Shoulder : arms & armor -- Wrist & hand : punched, cut & crucified -- Abdomen. Kidney : the ultimate gift -- Liver : a fairy-tale ending -- Large bowel & rectum : a magnificent work of art -- Pelvis. Genitalia : of making babies -- Womb : thresholds of life & death -- Afterbirth : eat it, burn it, bury it under a tree -- Lower limb. Hip : Jacob & the angel -- Feet & toes : footsteps in the basement -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aHuman physiology.
650 0 $aHuman body.
650 0 $aHuman anatomy.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aFrancis, Gavin.$tAdventures in human being.$dNew York : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015]$z9780465079674$w(OCoLC)932163707
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