ADVENTURES IN HUMAN BEING

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 reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of t he 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 first-hand case studies with reflections on the way the body has been imagined a...[Llegir més]