{"product_id":"the-mysteries-within-sherwin-b-nuland-9780684854878","title":"The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body","description":"\u003cb\u003e*A New York Times Notable Book*\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the National Book Award-winning \u003ci\u003eHow We Die\u003c\/i\u003e comes a blend of \"fascinating stories...about human anatomy and the surgeon's complicated profession\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Sherwin Nuland, \"a gifted and deeply intelligent writer\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e), combines knowledge, compassion, and elegance of expression to shed light on the workings of our bodies from the perspective of a surgeon. Dr. Nuland recounts age-old legends about the functions and \"personalities\" of the body's organs and, in riveting vignettes of the surgery he has performed, he describes the connections between myth and reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA brilliant blend of science and folklore, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysteries Within\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the enigmas not only of the body but also of the human imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sherwin B. Nuland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0684854872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684854878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/18\/2001 pg. 24","brand":"Sherwin B. Nuland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190562779391,"sku":"9780684854878","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_788baaa9-e46f-43c7-bce4-c3570e543917.jpg?v=1690871212","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mysteries-within-sherwin-b-nuland-9780684854878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}