The Unseen Body

A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy

The Unseen Body
Jonathan Reisman
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h234 x 153mm - 352pg
26 Oct 2021 UK
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9781472289407
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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. Reisman' s unique perspective on the natural world and his expert wielding of wit ultimately helps us make sense of our lives, our bodies and our world in a way readers have never before imagined.
A remarkable travel narrative that documents the author' s trip through a seemingly familiar place, the human body, and with a blend of science and personal experience renders that place both strange and fascinating, so much so that the reader will feel not only delighted, but also proud to be a lifelong inhabitant of it. * Lawrence Millman, award-winning author of FUNGIPEDIA *
Jonathan Reisman, M. D. , is a doctor of internal medicine and pediatrics who has practiced medicine in the world' s most remote places - in the Arctic and Antarctica, at high-altitude in Nepal and in Kolkata' s urban slums. He speaks Spanish and Russian and heads a non-profit to improve healthcare and education in India. Jonathan' s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Slate, and the Washington Post. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472289407
Published: 26 Oct 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Weight: 41g
Pages: 352

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