TY  - BOOK
AU  - Francis, Gavin
ED  - Wellcome Collection.
TI  - Adventures in human being
SN  - 1781253420
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Profile Books
KW  - HUMAN BODY
KW  - PHYSIOLOGY
KW  - PERSONAL NARRATIVES
KW  - AUTOBIOGRAPHY
N1  - Published in association with Wellcome Collection; Originally published: 2015; text; still image
N2  - CIP record. Publication date: 02 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the reader on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health
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