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Doctors - The Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers (VG/Like New)

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Item specifics

Condition
Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Features
Illustrated
Subject
Référence, Medical, History
ISBN
9781579127787
EAN
9781579127787
Subject Area
Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Publication Name
Doctors : the Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers
Publisher
Hachette Books
Item Length
10.2 in
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.5 in
Author
Sherwin B. Nuland
Item Weight
69.7 Oz
Item Width
8.8 in
Number of Pages
480 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
1579127789
ISBN-13
9781579127787
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109477140

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Doctors : the Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Référence, Medical, History
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Author
Sherwin B. Nuland
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
69.7 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius, whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body, to Barnard's high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today.- Publishers Weekly, " Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved."-The New York Times, Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved., "His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius, whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body, to Barnard's high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today."-- Publishers Weekly, His enthusiastic and anecdote-rich narrative ranges from Vesalius, whose magnificently illustrated text on anatomy reflected the Renaissance rediscovery of the human body, to Barnard s high-tech heart transplants and other organ-replacement surgery of today. Publishers Weekly, " Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved."--The New York Times
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Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
610.922
Synopsis
National Book Award-winner and surgeon Sherwin B. Nuland tells the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine through compelling studies of the great innovators and pioneers. Artfully selected illustrations bring the history of medicine to life as never before. This brilliant collection of life portraits of physicianscientists shows how their deeds and determination paved the way for future breakthroughs in medicine. Ranging from the legendary father of medicine, Hippocrates, to Helen Taussig, the founder of pediatric cardiology, the book is filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery. Other medical pioneers profiled include Galen, Andreas Vesalius, Ambroise Par , William Harvey, Giovanni Morgagni, John Hunter, Ren Laennec, Ignac Semmelweis, Rudolf Virchow, Joseph Lister, and William Stewart Halsted. Artwork and photography are married to Nuland's vivid narrative here for the first time, turning a "reading" book by a bestselling author into a treasured gift book for medical professionals and science enthusiasts., National Book Award-winner and surgeon Sherwin B. Nuland tells the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine through compelling studies of the great innovators and pioneers. Artfully selected illustrations bring the history of medicine to life as never before. This brilliant collection of life portraits of physician scientists shows how their deeds and determination paved the way for future breakthroughs in medicine. Ranging from the legendary father of medicine, Hippocrates, to Helen Taussig, the founder of pediatric cardiology, the book is filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery.Other medical pioneers profiled include Galen, Andreas Vesalius, Ambroise ParÃ(c)William Harvey, Giovanni Morgagni, John Hunter, RenÃ(c)aennec, Ignac Semmelweis, Rudolf Virchow, Joseph Lister, and William Stewart Halsted. Artwork and photography are married to Nuland's vivid narrative here for the first time, turning a "reading" book by a bestselling author into a treasured gift book for medical professionals and science enthusiasts., National Book Award-winner and surgeon Sherwin B. Nuland tells the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine through compelling studies of the great innovators and pioneers. Artfully selected illustrations bring the history of medicine to life as never before. This brilliant collection of life portraits of physician scientists shows how their deeds and determination paved the way for future breakthroughs in medicine. Ranging from the legendary father of medicine, Hippocrates, to Helen Taussig, the founder of pediatric cardiology, the book is filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery.Other medical pioneers profiled include Galen, Andreas Vesalius, Ambroise ParéWilliam Harvey, Giovanni Morgagni, John Hunter, Renéaennec, Ignac Semmelweis, Rudolf Virchow, Joseph Lister, and William Stewart Halsted. Artwork and photography are married to Nuland's vivid narrative here for the first time, turning a "reading" book by a bestselling author into a treasured gift book for medical professionals and science enthusiasts.
LC Classification Number
R134
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2008

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