Articoli correlati a The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers,...
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering - Rilegato
Sinossi
Each of us will know physical pain in our lives, but none of us knows when it will come or how long it will stay. Today as much as 10 percent of the population of the United States suffers from chronic pain. It is more widespread, misdiagnosed, and undertreated than any major disease. While recent research has shown that pain produces pathological changes to the brain and spinal cord, many doctors and patients still labor under misguided cultural notions and outdated scientific dogmas that prevent proper treatment, to devastating effect.
In The Pain Chronicles, a singular and deeply humane work, Melanie Thernstrom traces conceptions of pain throughout the ages—from ancient Babylonian pain-banishing spells to modern brain imaging—to reveal the elusive, mysterious nature of pain itself. Interweaving first-person reflections on her own battle with chronic pain, incisive reportage from leading-edge pain clinics and medical research, and insights from a wide range of disciplines—science, history, religion, philosophy, anthropology, literature, and art—Thernstrom shows that when dealing with pain we are neither as advanced as we imagine nor as helpless as we may fear.
Both a personal meditation and an intellectual exploration, The Pain Chronicles illuminates and makes sense of the all-too-human experience of pain—and confronts with extraordinary grace and empathy its peculiar traits, its harrowing effects, and its various antidotes.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
L'autore
Melanie Thernstrom is a contributing writer to The New York Times Magazine and the author of The Dead Girl and Halfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder.
Product Description
Book by Thernstrom Melanie
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
- EditoreFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Data di pubblicazione2010
- ISBN 10 0865476810
- ISBN 13 9780865476813
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine364
Compra nuovo
Scopri di più su questo articolo
EUR 5,75
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,58
In U.S.A.
I migliori risultati di ricerca su AbeBooks
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Codice articolo 0865476810-3-20417202
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles Cures Myth
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: Very Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00071920616
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles Cures Myth
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00069004950
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Codice articolo ZBM.1HL1D
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: Good. . . All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. Your purchase supports More Than Words, a nonprofi t job training program for youth, empowering youth to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business. Codice articolo BOS-I-01j-01054
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: Very Good. Codice articolo WAL-Q-1c-01350
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Condizione: Good. SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item. book. Codice articolo 19-0865476810-G
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: ThriftBooks-Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Codice articolo G0865476810I4N00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Codice articolo G0865476810I4N00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Foto dell'editore
The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering
Editore:
Farrar Straus Giroux, 2010
ISBN 10: 0865476810
ISBN 13: 9780865476813
Antico o usato
Rilegato
Da: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Valutazione del venditore 5 su 5 stelle
Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.4. Codice articolo G0865476810I4N00
Quantità: 1 disponibili