The man who touched his own heart : true tales of science, surgery, and mystery
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Milaca Community Library - Nonfiction
612.17 D
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612.17 D
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Book
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viii, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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The Man Who Touched His Own Heart tells the raucous, gory, mesmerizing story of the heart, from the first "explorers" who dug up cadavers and plumbed their hearts' chambers, through the first heart surgeries --which had to be completed in three minutes before death arrived-- to heart transplants and the latest medical efforts to prolong our hearts' lives, almost defying nature in the process. Thought of as the seat of our soul, then as a mysteriously animated object, the heart is still more a mystery than it is understood. Rob Dunn's fascinating history of our hearts brings us deep inside the science, history, and stories of the four chambers we depend on most. -- Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dunn, R. R. (2015). The man who touched his own heart: true tales of science, surgery, and mystery . Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dunn, Rob R.. 2015. The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery. Little, Brown and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dunn, Rob R.. The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dunn, Rob R.. The Man Who Touched His Own Heart: True Tales of Science, Surgery, and Mystery Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
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