{"product_id":"anesthesia-the-gift-of-oblivion-and-the-mystery-of-consciousness-9781640091566","title":"Anesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness","description":"\u003cb\u003e \"An obsessive, mystical, terrifying, and even phantasmagorical exploration of anesthesia's shadowy terra incognita.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnesthetize: to render insensible\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First there's the injection, then the countdown--and next thing you know, you're awake. \u003ci\u003eAnesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of the time in between. It explores that most crucial and baffling gift of modern medicine: the disappearing act that enables us to undergo procedures that would otherwise be impossibly, often fatally, painful. Haunting, lyrical, sometimes shattering, Kate Cole-Adams leavens science with personal experience, and brings an intensely human curiosity to the unknowable realm beyond consciousness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781640091566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Kate Cole-Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36663888937116,"sku":"9781640091566","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e8731b2-3dce-4a0f-ad92-bcfeb63a4ee3.jpg?v=1603905303","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anesthesia-the-gift-of-oblivion-and-the-mystery-of-consciousness-9781640091566","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}