Shapeshifters: A Journey Through the Changing Human Body Contributor(s): Francis, Gavin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1541697529 ISBN-13: 9781541697522 Publisher: Basic Books OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Essays - Medical | Physician & Patient - Literary Collections | Essays |
Dewey: 612 |
LCCN: 2018938201 |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From birth to death, a lyrical exploration of the role of transformation in human life To be alive is to be in perpetual metamorphosis: growing, healing, learning, aging. In Shapeshifters, physician and writer Gavin Francis considers the inevitable changes all of our bodies undergo -- such as birth, puberty, and death, but also laughter, sleeping, and healing-and those that only some of our bodies will: like getting a tattoo, experiencing psychosis, suffering anorexia, being pregnant, or undergoing a gender transition. In Francis's hands, each event becomes an opportunity to explore the meaning of identity and the natures-biological, psychological, and philosophical-of our selves. True to its own subject, Shapeshifters combines Francis's lyrical imagination and deep knowledge of medicine and the humanities for a life-altering read. |