Heart: A History: Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 - Rilegato

Jauhar, Sandeep

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ISBN 10: 1786072955 ISBN 13: 9781786072955

Casa editrice: Oneworld Publications, 2018

Riassunto

`Jauhar weaves his own personal and family story into his history of the heart...very effectively... This gives a certain dramatic tension to the book, as it tells the fascinating and rather wonderful history of cardiology.' -Henry Marsh, New Statesman A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year The heart lies at the centre of life. For cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar it is an obsession. In this fascinating history he interweaves gripping scenes from the operating theatre with the moving tale of his family's history of heart problems - from the death of his grandfather to the ominous signs of how he himself might die. Jauhar looks at the pioneers who risked patients' lives and their own careers, and confronts the limits of medical technology, arguing that how we live is more important than any device or drug we may invent. Heart is the all-encompassing story of the engine of life.

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Recensione:

An extraordinary, brave and even shocking document...[from] a compelling writer.

--(Florence Williams, New York Times, on Doctored)

The narrative is gripping, and the writing is marvellous.

--(Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies, on Doctored)

L'autore:

Sandeep Jauhar is director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He is the New York Times bestselling author of two medical memoirs and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. He lives on Long Island with his wife and their son and daughter.

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• Editore: Oneworld Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1786072955
• ISBN 13: 9781786072955
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 288