{"product_id":"head-cases-michael-paul-mason-9780374531959","title":"Head Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHead Cases \u003c\/i\u003etakes us into the dark side of the brain in an astonishing sequence of stories, at once true and strange, from the world of brain damage. Michael Paul Mason is one of an elite group of experts who coordinate care in the complicated aftermath of tragic injuries that can last a lifetime. On the road with Mason, we encounter survivors of brain injuries as they struggle to map and make sense of the new worlds they inhabit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnderlying each of these survivors' stories is an exploration of the brain and its mysteries. When injured, the brain must figure out how to heal itself, reorganizing its physiology in order to do the job. Mason gives us a series of vivid glimpses into brain science, the last frontier of medicine, and we come away in awe of the miracles of the brain's workings and astonished at the fragility of the brain and the sense of self, life, and order that resides there. \u003ci\u003eHead Cases \u003c\/i\u003e\"[achieves] through sympathy and curiosity insight like that which pulses through genuine literature\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e); it is at once illuminating and deeply affecting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Paul Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374531951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374531959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/26\/2009 pg. 16","brand":"Michael Paul Mason","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990163652863,"sku":"9780374531959","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38e0dd67-3d90-4042-9301-1c68abe49c05.jpg?v=1683303352","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/head-cases-michael-paul-mason-9780374531959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}