The unseen body : a doctor's journey through the hidden wonders of human anatomy /
by Reisman, Jonathan.
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BookPublisher: London : Wildfire, 2021Description: 213 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781472289391 (hbk.) :; 1472289390 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 612 REISubject(s): Human anatomy -- Popular works | Physiology -- Popular works | Health and Fitness | Health and Wellbeing | Memoirs | Medicine & nursing | Medicine: general issues | Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences | Biology, life sciencesSummary: In his beautifully written prose, Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows readers to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world. Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep's head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy. By relating his experiences in far-flung lands and among unique cultures back to the body's inner workings, he shows how our organs live inextricably intertwined lives in an internal ecosystem that reflects the natural world around us.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 612 REI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003101139X |
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| 612 BRY The body : a guide for occupants / | 612 LE Human anatomy & physiology | 612 MCG Anatomy and physiology: | 612 REI The unseen body : a doctor's journey through the hidden wonders of human anatomy / | 612 ROB Mastering human biology | 612 TUL Secrets of the human body / | 612.0024 GAR Skills for nursing & healthcare students: |
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In his beautifully written prose, Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows readers to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world. Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep's head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy. By relating his experiences in far-flung lands and among unique cultures back to the body's inner workings, he shows how our organs live inextricably intertwined lives in an internal ecosystem that reflects the natural world around us.
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