{"product_id":"doctors-the-biography-of-medicine-paperback","title":"Doctors: The Biography of Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSherwin B. Nuland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF\u003cb\u003erom the author of \u003ci\u003eHow We Die\u003c\/i\u003e, t\u003c\/b\u003ehe extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine, told through the lives of the physician-scientists who paved the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does medical science advance? Popular historians would have us believe that a few heroic individuals, possessing superhuman talents, lead an unselfish quest to better the human condition. But as renowned Yale surgeon and medical historian Sherwin B. Nuland shows in this brilliant collection of linked life portraits, the theory bears little resemblance to the truth. Through the centuries, the men and women who have shaped the world of medicine have been not only very human, but also very much the products of their own times and places. Presenting compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers, \u003ci\u003eDoctors\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a fascinating history of modern medicine. Ranging from the legendary Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, to Andreas Vesalius, whose Renaissance masterwork on anatomy offered invaluable new insight into the human body, to Helen Taussig, founder of pediatric cardiology and co-inventor of the original \"blue baby\" operation, here is a volume filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does medical science advance? Popular historians would have us believe that a few heroic individuals, possessing superhuman talents, lead an unselfish quest to better the human condition. But as renowned Yale surgeon and medical historian Sherwin B. Nuland shows in this brilliant collection of linked life portraits, the theory bears little resemblance to the truth. \u003cbr\u003eThrough the centuries, the men and women Who have shaped the world of medicine have been not only very human people but also very much the products of their own times and places. Presenting compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers, Doctors gives us the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine -- told through the lives of the physician-scientists whose deeds and determination paved the way. Ranging from the legendary Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, to Andreas Vesalius, whose Renaissance masterwork on anatomy offered invaluable new insight into the human body, to Helen Taussig, founder of pediatric cardiology and co-inventor of the original \"blue baby\" operation, here is a volume filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery. Says The New York Times, \"Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSherwin B. Nuland, M.D., was a clinical professor of surgery at Yale University and the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eHow We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award, \u003ci\u003eLost in America: A Journey with My Father, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaimonides, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeonardo da Vinci\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his numerous articles for medical publications, he wrote for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Nuland died in 2014.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48723108331768,"sku":"9780679760092","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/Xjym-_L9fN9780679760092.webp?v=1780224628","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/doctors-the-biography-of-medicine-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}