Adventures in human being (Record no. 10886)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2015015371
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781781255971
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Original cataloging agency DLC
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Classification number QP34.5
Item number .F697 2015
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 612
Edition number 23
Item number FRA-A
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Classification number SCI036000
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100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Francis, Gavin.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Adventures in human being
Statement of responsibility, etc Gavin Francis.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc London :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Wellcome collection,
Date of publication, distribution, etc ©2015
263 ## - PROJECTED PUBLICATION DATE
Projected publication date 1507
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xi, 250 p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Machine generated contents note: A note on confidentiality -- Prologue -- Brain -- 1. Neurosurgery of the Soul -- 2. Seizures, Sanctity & Psychiatry -- Head -- 3. Eye: A Renaissance of Vision -- 4. Face: Beautiful Palsy -- 5. Inner Ear: Voodoo & Vertigo -- Chest -- 6. Lung: Breath of Life -- 7. Heart: On Seagull Murmurs, Ebb & Flow -- 8. Breast: Two Views on Healing -- Upper Limb -- 9. Shoulder: Arms & Armour -- 10. Wrist & Hand: Punched, Cut & Crucified -- Abdomen -- 11. Kidney: The Ultimate Gift -- 12. Liver: A Fairy-Tale Ending -- 13. Large Bowel & Rectum: A Magnificent Work of Art -- Pelvis -- 14. Genitalia: Of Making Babies -- 15. Womb: Thresholds of Life & Death -- 16. Afterbirth: Eat It, Burn It, Bury It Under a Tree -- Lower Limb -- 17. Hip: Jacob & the Angel -- 18. Feet & Toes: Footsteps in the Basement -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Sources -- List of Images -- Index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body."--
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "We all have plenty of long-held ideas about our bodies, but for many of us our bodies remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, physician and award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, from the brain's pea-sized pineal gland--the so-called "seat of the soul"--to the delicate machinery of the hand, and from the cranium to the calcaneum, the largest bone in the foot. Drawing on his work as a General Practitioner in Scotland, as well as his experiences traveling and practicing medicine in Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and the Arctic, Francis blends case studies, first-hand accounts, and episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to reveal not only what can go wrong with our bodies, but also how our ideas about our anatomy have evolved. Mirroring the structure of classic anatomy books, Adventures in Human Being proceeds from the brain down to the feet, stopping along the way to reflect on how seizures occur, what vertigo really means, and why kidney transplants work. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a reflection on what it means to be human: for behind each disease, degeneration, or miraculous recovery lies a story of suffering and survival, lucky and unlucky, fragile and resilient. Poetic, eloquent and profoundly perceptive, Adventures in Human Being will transform the way you view your body"--
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human physiology.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human body.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Human anatomy.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element MEDICAL / Physician & Patient.
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650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SCIENCE / Essays.
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Koha item type Books
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Bill No. Bill Date Cost, normal purchase price PO No. PO Date Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Vendor/Supplier Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Popular Science IIITD IIITD General Stacks 18/07/2015 HR-DEL2-135574971-310528 2015-07-15 258.00 403-4484845-7038727 2015-07-15 2 612 FRA-A 005154 15/11/2016 17/10/2016 399.00 18/07/2015 Amazon.in Books
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