{"product_id":"the-laws-of-medicine-field-notes-from-an-uncertain-science-hardcover","title":"The Laws of Medicine: Field Notes from an Uncertain Science - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSiddhartha Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential, required reading for doctors and patients alike: A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and one of the world's premiere cancer researchers reveals an urgent philosophy on the little-known principles that govern medicine--and how understanding these principles can empower us all.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver a decade ago, when Siddhartha Mukherjee was a young, exhausted, and isolated medical resident, he discovered a book that would forever change the way he understood the medical profession. The book, \u003ci\u003eThe Youngest Science\u003c\/i\u003e, forced Dr. Mukherjee to ask himself an urgent, fundamental question: Is medicine a \"science\"? Sciences must have laws--statements of truth based on repeated experiments that describe some universal attribute of nature. But does medicine have laws like other sciences? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Mukherjee has spent his career pondering this question--a question that would ultimately produce some of most serious thinking he would do around the tenets of his discipline--culminating in \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Medicine. \u003c\/i\u003eIn this important treatise, he investigates the most perplexing and illuminating cases of his career that ultimately led him to identify the three key principles that govern medicine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrimming with fascinating historical details and modern medical wonders, this important book is a fascinating glimpse into the struggles and Eureka! moments that people outside of the medical profession rarely see. Written with Dr. Mukherjee's signature eloquence and passionate prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical read, not just for those in the medical profession, but for everyone who is moved to better understand how their health and well-being is being treated. Ultimately, this book lays the groundwork for a new way of understanding medicine, now and into the future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSiddhartha Mukherjee is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gene: An Intimate History, \u003c\/i\u003ea #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller; \u003ci\u003eThe Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction; and \u003ci\u003eThe Laws of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eBest Science Writing 2013\u003c\/i\u003e. Mukherjee is an associate professor of medicine at Columbia University and a cancer physician and researcher. A Rhodes scholar, he graduated from Stanford University, University of Oxford, and Harvard Medical School. He has published articles in many journals, including \u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York with his wife and daughters. Visit his website at: SiddharthaMukherjee.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772085993760,"sku":"9781476784847","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1eea8e7b68f4770215684d1184db3e90.webp?v=1780399134","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-laws-of-medicine-field-notes-from-an-uncertain-science-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}