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Language of Pain Finding Words, Compassion, and Relief

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ISBN-10: 0393070638

ISBN-13: 9780393070637

Edition: 2010

Authors: David Biro

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Pain regularly accompanies illness, as David Biro knows only too well. Faced with a bone marrow transplant, the young doctor was determined to study his pain but found himself unable to articulate its depths, even to his doctors and wife. He has now discovered a way to break through the silent wall of suffering—physical and psychological—and wants to share it with others. In his new book, the critically acclaimed author expertly weaves together compelling stories and artwork from patients along with insights from some of our greatest thinkers, writers, and artists. In the tradition of Susan Sontag’s Illness as Metaphor , Biro’s groundbreaking book is sure to transform our…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/18/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

One of New York magazine's Top Doctors, David Biro, MD, practices in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center. He lives with his wife and twin boys in New York City.

Introduction
The Crisis
The Quintessential Private Experience
The Elusiveness of Pain
The Public Side of Pain
Man's Puny Inexhaustible Voice
The Solution
Metaphor and Worldmaking
The Weapon
Literary Agency
The Mirror
The X-Ray
Postscript
Notes
References
Acknowledgments
Text Credits
Index