{"product_id":"the-pain-chronicles-melanie-thernstrom-9780312573072","title":"Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Pain Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Melanie Thernstrom traces conceptions of pain throughout the ages--from ancient Babylonian pain-banishing spells to modern brain imaging--to reveal the elusive, mysterious nature of pain itself. Interweaving first-person reflections on her own battle with chronic pain, incisive reportage from leading pain clinics and medical research, and insights from a wide range of disciplines, Thernstrom shows that when dealing with pain we are neither as advanced as we imagine nor as helpless as we may fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Thernstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312573073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312573072\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 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2011 pg. 32","brand":"Melanie Thernstrom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981562642687,"sku":"9780312573072","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dca57420-be5a-4b36-b77b-133091d67eb4.jpg?v=1683256298","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pain-chronicles-melanie-thernstrom-9780312573072","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}