The mysteries within : a surgeon reflects on medical myths.[The stomach: a little boy's big secret; Soul, spirit, & centrality; Ghostly gases, mystical acids; The liver: dumb luck & the surgeon; The spleen; The heart: the first & last dying; The ute
by Nuland, Sherwin B. [design, Karolina Harris; art, Rembrandt van Rijn ; photos, Jerry Bauer]
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000., 2000. Very Good. 1st edition, 1st printing ; 286 pp. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0684854864; National Library: 100930677 ; LCCN: 99-88659 ; OCLC: 42980254 ; LC: R133; Dewey: 610; NLM: 2000 B-970; WZ 309 ; gray and beige cloth with gold lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; "A respected doctor, author of the bestselling How We Die, offers a comprehensive discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, including fascinating anecdotes from his medical career" ; slight wear, else VG/VG
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- The mysteries within : a surgeon reflects on medical myths.[The stomach: a little boy's big secret; Soul, spirit, & centrality; Ghostly gases, mystical acids; The liver: dumb luck & the surgeon; The spleen; The heart: the first & last dying; The ute
- Author
- Nuland, Sherwin B. [design, Karolina Harris; art, Rembrandt van Rijn ; photos, Jerry Bauer]
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2000.
- Date Published
- 2000
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- stomach intestines acid liver spleen heart anatomy folklore myth mythology melancholy humors abdomen acid anatomy ancient animal archeus Aristotle arteries atrium attempts become believed bezoar black bile blood body brain Brock called cardiac cause centu
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