{"product_id":"the-unseen-body-a-doctors-journey-through-the-hidden-wonders-of-human-anatomy-hardcover","title":"The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Reisman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating, lyrical book... Reisman's experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen Body\u003c\/i\u003e. 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!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Mary Roach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Unseen Body\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReisman 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Reisman, M.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, in Kolkata's urban slums and among the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. He speaks Spanish and Russian and heads a non-profit to improve healthcare and education in India. Jonathan's writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Slate, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768048222496,"sku":"9781250246622","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e2b38c89ce711b6ebbabd2d60f1be8bf.webp?v=1780323482","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-unseen-body-a-doctors-journey-through-the-hidden-wonders-of-human-anatomy-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}