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Zusatztext A remarkable travel narrative that documents the author's trip through a seemingly familiar place, the human body, and with a blend of science and personal experience renders that place both strange and fascinating, so much so that the reader will feel not only delighted, but also proud to be a lifelong inhabitant of it. Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Reisman, M.D., is a doctor of internal medicine and pediatrics who has practiced medicine in the world's most remote places - in the Arctic and Antarctica, at high-altitude in Nepal and in Kolkata's urban slums. He speaks Spanish and Russian and heads a non-profit to improve healthcare and education in India. Jonathan's writing has appeared in the New York Times , Slate , and the Washington Post . He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children. Klappentext A fascinating and lyrical journey through the human body and across the globe Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows readers to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world. He shows us, for example, how urine carries within it a tale of humanity's origins and how a journey down a river can help us to understand the complicated circulatory system that keeps us alive. 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 his 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 in an internal ecosystem that reflects the natural world around us. Praise for The Unseen Body : 'A magnificent travelogue through the human body by a truly intrepid explorer. A genuine 'must' for anyone who is even remotely curious about their own body and how it works' Professor Sue Black, author of Written in Bone and All That Remains '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 organisation of the brain - is extraordinary!' Mary Roach, author of Stiff 'This is a great and easy read which I heartily (excuse the pun) recommend' Professor Alex Rodgers, author of The Deep [Wildfire logo] ISBN 9781472289414 Non-Fiction [Cover credit] [FB logo] @jonreismanMD [Instagram logo] @jonreismanMD [Twitter logo] @jonreismanMD www.jonathanreisman.com [Twitter logo] @wildfirebks www.headline.co.uk £10.99 Vorwort 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. Zusammenfassung 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....
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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.
