Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D., wasa clinical professor of surgery at Yale University andthe author of numerous books, includingHow We Die- Reflections on Life's Final Chapter, which won the National Book Award, Lost in America- A Journey with My Father,Maimonides,andLeonardo da Vinci. In addition to his numerous articles for medical publications, he wrote for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New Republic, Time, and The New York Review of Books. Dr. Nuland died in 2014.
"An erudite history of medicine...a welcome addition to any medical
collection." -- Booklist
"Eloquent, informed, deeply committed." -- Los Angeles Times
"An erudite history of medicine...a welcome addition to any medical
collection." -- Booklist
"Eloquent, informed, deeply committed." -- Los Angeles Times
To tell the story of medicine since Hippocrates and Galen, Nuland focuses on the personalities and careers of medical innovators since the 16th century who epitomized the scientific climate and culture of their period. PW called this an ``enthusiatic and anecdote-rich narrative.'' (May)
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