Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Gavin, Francis

Basic Books

We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the listener on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot. Drawing on his own experiences as a doctor and GP, he blends firsthand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and portrayed over the millennia. If the body is a foreign country, then to practise medicine is to explore new territory: Francis leads the listener on an adventure through what it means to be human. Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its elegance, this audiobook will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health. Gavin Francis is an award-winning writer and doctor and a contributor to The Guardian, The New York Review of Books and London Review of Books.

Adventures in Human Being

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio

Adventures in Human Being (Wellcome)

Profile Books

Adventures In Human Being

Wellcome Collection

Shapeshifters: On Medicine & Human Change [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2018] Gavin Francis

Medical Books

Medicine

WELCOME COLLECTION

<p>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: an uplifting account of hope and healing by GP Gavin Francis\n'I cannot think of anybody - patient or doctor - who will not be helped by reading this short and profound book' - Henry Marsh\n'Such a wise, gentle, quietly hopeful book. Exactly what I needed' - Rachel Clarke\n'A lovely little book' - Michael Rosen\nWhen it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives - until we are forced to contend with what they really mean.\nHere, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how - and why - we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it.\nCharacterised by Francis's beautiful prose and his view of medicine as 'the alliance of science and kindness', Recovery is a book about a journey that most of us never intend to make. Along the way, he unfolds a story of hope, transformation, and the everyday miracle of healing.</p>

Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence

Science & Math

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