The Unseen Body: A Doctors Journey Through The Hidden Wonders Of Human Anatomy

The Unseen Body: A Doctors Journey Through The Hidden Wonders Of Human Anatomy

Product Description A fascinating, lyrical book... Reismans experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. 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!-Mary RoachIn 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.Jonathan 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 The Unseen Body. 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 humanitys origins.Through 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 sheeps head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy. By relating rich experiences in far-flung lands and among unique cultures back to the bodys inner workings, he shows how our organs live inextricably intertwined lives-an internal ecosystem reflecting the natural world around us.Reisman 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. Review A fascinating, lyrical book... Reismans experiences in other cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. 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!-Mary RoachThere are people who will love The Unseen Body-especially those who prefer their science with a soft landing or those who are pretty savvy about anatomy and appreciate a literary approach. As for Dr. Reisman, he comes across as a generous and thoughtful physician, the kind of generalist whose number Id like to have, just in case my Covid infection doesnt clear up properly. I have a feeling hed be able to make sense out of it all.-Eugenia Bone, The Wall Street JournalA magnificent travelogue through the human body by a truly intrepid explorer. A genuine must for anyone who is even remotely curious about their own body and how it works. I really loved it.-Professor Sue Black, bestselling author of Written in Bone and All that RemainsReismans passion and inquisitiveness are engaging even when topics turn to feces and cadavers.... An engaging book likely to pique the curiosity of readers interested in a wide range of medical conditions or naturalistic medicine. -Library JournalQuirky, never-dull popular science... even readers familiar with college biology will enjoy the experience. -Kirkus ReviewsDr. Reisman engagingly relates provocative stories for the fifteen body parts uncovered in this treatise, and goads the reader to reevaluate their perception of the body. -City Book ReviewPhysician and naturalist Reisman offers a behind-the-scenes look at life itself via an odyssey through the human body. Accompanied by stories from his experience practicing medicine around the world.... deep curiosity driv[es] his narrative.-Publishers WeeklyAn elegant, elegiac, and deeply enjoyable meander through human anatomy by way of brain-tanned buckskin, blood as the last, salty remnant of lifes oceanic origins, and the World Testicle Cooking Championships. The images Reisman conjures will linger long after youve devoured his delightful prose.-Nicola Twilley, coauthor of Until Proven Safe and cohost of GastropodTerrific, memorable, original, and full of information that informs ones understanding not only of the body b