Sherwin B. Nuland Book order

The book offers a curated collection of notable works from a respected magazine, showcasing a diverse array of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. It highlights the literary excellence and varied voices that have contributed to the magazine's reputation, providing readers with a rich tapestry of contemporary writing. Each selection invites exploration of different themes and styles, making it a valuable resource for literature enthusiasts.

A respected doctor offers a discussion of the traditions and folklore of medicine, focusing on the effort to understand the human body, and including anecdotes from his own medical career.

An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death.

A runaway bestseller and National Book Award winner, Sherwin Nuland's How We Die has become the definitive text on perhaps the single most universal human concern: death. This new edition includes an all-embracing and incisive afterword that examines the current state of health care and our relationship with life as it approaches its terminus. It also discusses how we can take control of our own final days and those of our loved ones.Shewin Nuland's masterful How We Die is even more relevant than when it was first published.

Paintings, manuscript illuminations, prints, and other works of art reveal the history of medicine, the development of anatomical and scientific illustration, and the work of physicians and surgeons through the ages