{"product_id":"the-wine-dark-sea-within-dhun-sethna-9781541600669","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea Within: A Turbulent History of Blood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revisionist history of medicine, in which blood plays the starring role \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by Homer's description of the ebb and flow of the \"wine dark sea,\" the ancient Greeks conceived a back-and-forth movement of blood. That false notion, perpetuated by the influential Roman physician Galen, prevailed for fifteen hundred years until William Harvey proved that blood circulates: the heart pumps blood in one direction through the arteries and it returns through the veins. Harvey's discovery revolutionized the life sciences by making possible an entirely new quantitative understanding of the cardiovascular system, a way of thinking on which many of our lifesaving medical interventions today depend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Wine-Dark Sea Within\u003c\/i\u003e, cardiologist Dhun Sethna argues that Harvey's revelation inaugurated modern medicine and paved the way for groundbreaking advances from intravenous therapy, cardiac imaging, and stent insertions to bypass surgery, dialysis, and heart-lung machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeaving together three thousand years of global history, following bitter feuds and epic alliances, tragic failures and extraordinary advancements, this is a provocative history by a fresh voice in popular science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dhun Sethna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1541600665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541600669\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\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2022 pg. 12","brand":"Dhun Sethna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996600828159,"sku":"9781541600669","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2863adaf-c555-4891-8521-d575e33411b7.jpg?v=1683342624","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wine-dark-sea-within-dhun-sethna-9781541600669","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}