{"product_id":"shapeshifters-gavin-francis-9781541697522","title":"Shapeshifters: A Journey Through the Changing Human Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom birth to death, a lyrical exploration of the role of transformation in human life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To be alive is to be in perpetual metamorphosis: growing, healing, learning, aging. In \u003ci\u003eShapeshifters\u003c\/i\u003e, physician and writer Gavin Francis considers the inevitable changes all of our bodies undergo -- such as birth, puberty, and death, but also laughter, sleeping, and healing-and those that only some of our bodies will: like getting a tattoo, experiencing psychosis, suffering anorexia, being pregnant, or undergoing a gender transition. In Francis's hands, each event becomes an opportunity to explore the meaning of identity and the natures-biological, psychological, and philosophical-of our selves. True to its own subject, \u003ci\u003eShapeshifters\u003c\/i\u003e combines Francis's lyrical imagination and deep knowledge of medicine and the humanities for a life-altering read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541697529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541697522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2018","brand":"Gavin Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48659465273599,"sku":"9781541697522","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shapeshifters-gavin-francis-9781541697522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}