Aventuras por el ser humano /
Francis, Gavin,author.
Rizzo, Jorge,translator.
"We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body."--
Mantenemos una relacion de por vida con nuestro cuerpo, pero para muchos de nosotros sigue siendo territorio desconocido. En este libro, el galardonado escritor Gavin Francis guia al lector en un viaje por el paisaje mas intimo de todos: nuestro propio cuerpo. (Fuente: La Casa del Libro).
Translation of: Adventures in human being : a grand tour from the cranium to the calcaneum, 2015.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-324) and index.
Un apunte sobre la confidencialidad  -- Prólogo -- Cerebro -- 1. Neurocirugía del alma -- 2. Ataques apilépticos, sacralidad y psiquiatría -- Cabeza -- 3. Ojo: el renacimiento de la visión -- 4. Rostro: la belleza de la parálisis -- 5. Oído interno: vudú y vértigo -- Pecho -- 6. Pulmones: el aliento de la vida -- 7. Corazón: el oleaje y el graznido de las gaviotas -- 8. Senos: dos visiones sobre la curación -- Miembros superiores -- 9. Hombro: arma y armadura -- 10. Muñeca y mano: golpeando, herido y crucificado -- Abdomen -- 11. Riñon: no hay mejor regalo -- 12. Hígado: un final de cuento de hadas -- 13. Intestino grueso y recto: una obra de arte magnífica -- Pervis -- 14. Genitales: cómo se hacen los niños -- 15. Útero: umbral entre la vida y la muerte -- 16. Placenta: cómetela, quémala, entiérrala bajo un árbol -- Extremidades inferiores -- 17. Cadera: Jacob y el ángel -- 18. Pies y dedos: pisadas en el sótano.
"We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning author Gavin Francis leads readers on a journey into the hidden pathways of the human body, offering a guide to its inner workings and a celebration of its marvels. Drawing on his experiences as a surgeon, ER specialist, and family physician, Francis blends stories from the clinic with episodes from medical history, philosophy, and literature to describe the body in sickness and in health, in living and in dying. At its heart, Adventures in Human Being is a meditation on what it means to be human. Poetic, eloquent, and profoundly perceptive, this book will transform the way you view your body."--
Mantenemos una relacion de por vida con nuestro cuerpo, pero para muchos de nosotros sigue siendo territorio desconocido. En este libro, el galardonado escritor Gavin Francis guia al lector en un viaje por el paisaje mas intimo de todos: nuestro propio cuerpo. (Fuente: La Casa del Libro).
Human physiology.
Human body.
Human anatomy.
Human anatomy.
Human body.
Human physiology.