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Blood and Guts - by Richard Hollingham (Paperback)

Name: Blood and Guts - by Richard Hollingham (Paperback)
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In Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history.
About the Author: RICHARD HOLLINGHAM is a science journalist, author, and BBC radio presenter.
320 Pages
Medical, History

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About the Book

Astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making once unfathomable operations possible. But getting to this stage has not been without obstacles. Veteran science writer Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative highlighting the key moments in surgical history.

Book Synopsis

In Blood and Guts, veteran science writer Richard Hollingham weaves a compelling narrative from the key moments in surgical history. We have a ringside seat in the operating theater of University College Hospital in London as world-renowned Victorian surgeon Robert Liston performs a remarkable amputation in thirty seconds--from first cut to final stitch. Innovations such as Joseph Lister's antiseptic technique, the first open-heart surgery, and Walter Freeman's lobotomy operations, among other breakthroughs, are brought to life in these pages in vivid detail.

Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making limb transplants, face transplants, and a host of other previously un dreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of medical progress. This is popular science writing at it's best.

"...a quick, entertaining read filled with operating-room dramas that end in disaster or triumph and a wide variety of heroes and villains." -Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

RICHARD HOLLINGHAM is a science journalist, author, and BBC radio presenter. He has written and presented a number of radio series on science, the environment, and international politics. His popular science book, How to Clone the Perfect Blonde, was longlisted for the coveted Aventis Science Prize in 2004.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)

Weight: .95 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 320

Genre: Medical

Sub-Genre: History

Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL

Format: Paperback

Author: Richard Hollingham

Language: English

Street Date: December 8, 2009

TCIN: 82957862

UPC: 9781250057730

Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-8496

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.1 inches length x 5.9 inches width x 8.9 inches height

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