{"product_id":"explorers-of-the-body-steven-lehrer-9780595407316","title":"Explorers of the Body: Dramatic Breakthroughs in Medicine from Ancient Times to Modern Science","description":"How does the body work? This question has intrigued and occupied mankind since soothsayers first peered into animal entrails. From the primitive medicine of ancient Egypt to the mind-boggling achievements of modern laboratories, the healing craft has been a fascinating part of man's progress. \u003ci\u003eExplorers of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of medicine told through lively stories of the men and women who made the great breakthroughs in our understanding of human physiology: Edward Jenner, Gregor Mendel, Marie Curie, Jonas Salk, William Harvey, Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and many others. \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eExplorers of the Body\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptionally good book, both amusing and educational.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-Isaac Bashevis Singer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Lots of good medical lore-and juicy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The author has accomplished a tour de force.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An engrossing account of the medical milestones upon which 20th Century medicine is based.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Factual accounts often stranger and more dramatic than fiction.Among the many lively anecdotes is the story of the unusual collaboration between bacteriologist-writer Paul de Kruif and Sinclair Lewis, which produced the latter's prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eArrowsmith\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Lehrer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595407315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595407316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steven Lehrer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420217299199,"sku":"9780595407316","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b004450-ef34-4d73-a910-cec345c81d18.jpg?v=1734633979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/explorers-of-the-body-steven-lehrer-9780595407316","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}