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From the author of the acclaimed, bestselling,
National Book Award-winning How We Die, an inspiring
search -- within the interior life of our bodies -- for
the biologically elusive quality of life that defines us.
We acre for our bodies, yet in myriad ways
they care for themselves. They function, simply and miraculously,
to maintain the momentum of life. Dr. Sherwin Nuland offers
a mesmerizing portrait of the tumultuous universe within
us: the turbulence of chemistry, the seeming chaos of tissue,
the volatile responsiveness of cells. And he shows how,
amazingly, the stability of health rides on these tempests.
But the real secret of our species' survival
lies in how we have transcended mere survival: how we have
made use of our unique biology to travel the long road from
the creature Homo to the human being. That journey
is the central story of The Wisdom of the Body: how
we have developed the singular quality that makes each of
us unique -- the human spirit.
Sherwin B. Nuland is Clinical Professor
of Surgery at Yale University, where he also teaches medical
history and bioethics. He lives in Connecticut.
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