The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body

Dr. Sherwin Nuland, author of the National Book Award-winning How We Die, once again combines knowledge, compassion, and elegance of expression to shed light on the workings of our bodies from the perspective of a surgeon. Dr. Nuland recounts age-old legends about the functions and personalities of the body's organs and, in riveting vignettes of the surgery he has performed, he describes the connections between myth and reality. A brilliant blend of science and folklore, The Mysteries Within reveals the enigmas not only of the body but also of the human imagination

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 03/06/2001
ISBN: 9780684854878
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Nominee

Review Citations: New York Times 03/18/2001 pg. 24