Body of Work Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab

Name: Body of Work Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab
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ISBN: 9780143113669

ISBN-10: 0143113666

ISBN-13: 9780143113669

Edition: N/A

Authors: Christine Montross

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A gleaming, humane (The New York Times Book Review) memoir of the relationship between a cadaver named Eve and a first-year medical student Medical student Christine Montross felt nervous standing outside the anatomy lab on her first day of class. Entering a room with stainless-steel tables topped by corpses in body bags was initially unnerving. But once Montross met her cadaver, she found herself intrigued by the person the woman once was and fascinated by the strange, unsettling beauty of the human form. They called her Eve. The story of Montross and Eve is a tender and surprising examination of the mysteries of the human body, and a remarkable look at our relationship with both the…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.95" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English