A gifted poet as well as a renowned cardiologist and medical professor, John Stone eloquently bridges the seeming expanse between science and the arts. In this wonderful collection of true stories, Stone fluently translates the language of cardiology into one we can all understand as he examines the relationship between the physical heart, the driving pump that nourishes the body, and the metaphorical heart. Through fascinating case histories, Stone reveals the human side of medicine, uncovering, the world of emotions felt by doctors and by those who seek their help.
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A gifted poet as well as a renowned cardiologist and medical professor, John Stone eloquently bridges science and the arts. In this wonderful collection of true stories, Stone fluently translates the language of cardiology into one we can all understand as he examines the relationship between the physical heart and the metaphorical heart.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780807121047
Publisert
1996-11-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Louisiana State University Press
Vekt
268 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
141 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

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John Stone, M.D., (1936-2008) a noted lecturer and advocate for the teaching of humanities during medical education, was a cardiologist and professor at Emory University School of Medicine. He is also the author of four volumes of poetry, In All This Rain, Renaming the Streets, The Smell of Matches, and Music from Apartment 8, and coeditor of On Doctoring: Stories, Poems, Essays, a widely read anthology of literature and medicine.