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The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy

內容簡介

內容簡介 In this fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr. Reisman weaves together stories about our insides with a unique perspective on life, culture, and the natural world.Jonathan Reisman, M.D.―a physician, adventure traveler and naturalist―brings readers on an odyssey navigating our insides like an explorer discovering a new world with The Unseen Body. With unique insight, Reisman shows us how understanding mountain watersheds helps to diagnose heart attacks, how the body is made mostly of mucus, not water, and how urine carries within it a tale of humanity’s origins.Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep’s head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy. By relating rich experiences in far-flung lands and among unique cultures back to the body’s inner workings, he shows how our organs live inextricably intertwined lives―an internal ecosystem reflecting the natural world around us.Reisman offers a new and deeply moving perspective, and helps us make sense of our bodies and how they work in a way readers have never before imagined.

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各界推薦 "A fascinating, lyrical book... Reisman's experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. The way he thinks about the body and medicine―the rivers and tributaries, the flowing and unclogging, the top-down organization of the brain―is extraordinary!"―Mary Roach"There are people who will love The Unseen Body―especially those who prefer their science with a soft landing or those who are pretty savvy about anatomy and appreciate a literary approach. As for Dr. Reisman, he comes across as a generous and thoughtful physician, the kind of generalist whose number I’d like to have, just in case my Covid infection doesn’t clear up properly. I have a feeling he’d be able to make sense out of it all."―Eugenia Bone, The Wall Street Journal"Quirky, never-dull popular science... even readers familiar with college biology will enjoy the experience."―Kirkus Reviews"Physician and naturalist Reisman offers a 'behind-the-scenes look at life itself' via an odyssey through the human body. Accompanied by stories from his experience practicing medicine around the world.... deep curiosity driv[es] his narrative."―Publishers Weekly

作者介紹

作者介紹 Jonathan Reisman M.D.Jonathan Reisman, M.D., is an internist and pediatrician whose work has carried him from northern Alaska to the emergency rooms of rural Pennsylvania. An enthusiastic humanitarian, he volunteered at a high-altitude clinic in Nepal through the Himalayan Rescue Association in 2016. He is President of the World Health and Education Network and is on the Board of Directors of Doctors for You-USA. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, and The Washington Post.

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