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1	On Seeing: Things Seen, Unseen, and Obscene more books like this by F Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D. A probing and profoundly insightful literary meditation on vision exploring the breadth of fascinating phenomena associated with seeing afrom the award winning author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	There is a World Elsewhere: Autobiographical Pages more books like this by F Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D. Noted pathologist, award-winning essayist, and author of six highly praised works of natural history, F. Gonzalez-Crussi for the first time turns his inimitably refined sensibilities inward to create an autobiographical portrait that depicts the journey from child to physician. "His learning, his diligence, his lively curiosity," John Banville ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	On Being Born and Other Difficulties more books like this by F Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D. Drawing on a variety of sources from biology, literature, history, myth, medicine and philosophy, Gonzales-Crussi contrasts the supremely rational processes by which we evolved on this planet with our irrational and often bizarre attempts to understand them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Day of the dead : and other mortal reflections. more books like this by F. Gonzalez-Crussi F. Gonzalez-Crussi has garnered wide critical praise and a passionate readership for his elegant and distinctly personal essay style. Here Dr. Gonzalez-Crussi takes up where his celebrated Notes of an Anatomist left off and ponders human mortality from his unusual perspective - the perspective of, as he puts it, "a corpse handler." The Day of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	On the Nature of Things Erotic more books like this by F. Gonzalez Crussi, F. Gonzalez-Crussi, Erroll McDonald (Editor) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	On the Nature of Things Erotic more books like this by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi Hailed with an excerpt in the New York Times Book Review, here are eight elegant essays which have been likened to the writings of Montaigne and Lamb. "Excites the mind and refreshes the spirit".--Chicago Sun-Times. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Three Forms of Sudden Death: And Other Reflections on the Grandeur and Misery of the Body more books like this by F. Gonzalez-Crussi see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Woman with a Worm in Her Head: And Other True Stories of Infectious Disease more books like this by Pamela Nagami, M.D., F Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D. (Foreword by) Dr. Nagami reveals the facts about some of the deadliest diseases--the warning signs, treatments, and most compellingly, what it feels like to make medical and ethical decisions that can mean the difference between life and death. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| SVS
9	Suspended Animation: Six Essays on the Preservation of Bodily Parts more books like this by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi, Rosamond Wolff Purcell (Photographer) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions
10	Notes of an Anatomist more books like this by Crussi Frank Gonzalez, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi In the solitude of his study, Gonzalez-Crussi, a practicing pathologist, ponders the meaning of the lives laid bare in his laboratory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.50! \| first editions \| SVS
11	A Short History of Medicine more books like this by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi In this lively, learned, and wholly engrossing volume, F. Gonzalez-Crussi presents a brief yet authoritative five-hundred-year history of the science, the philosophy, and the controversies of modern medicine. While this illuminating work mainly explores Western medicine over the past five centuries, Gonzalez-Crussi also describes how modern ... see all copies from $5.70! new only from $5.70! \| SVS
12	Maneater: And Other True Stories of a Life in Infectious Diseases more books like this by Pamela Nagami, M.D., F Gonzalez-Crussi, M.D. (Foreword by) Featuring fascinating case histories of ordinary people afflicted with deadly diseases, "Maneater" takes readers on rounds with Dr. Nagami, a specialist who approaches her work like a forensic scientist or a case-hardened private eye. see all copies from $2.01! new only from $13.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	The Five Senses more books like this by Crussi F. Gonzalez, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
14	The five senses more books like this by F. Gonzalez-Crussi In this fourth collection of essays and reminiscences, childhood recollections of Mexico City mingle with observations of memorable characters from other times and other cultures. By the author of "On the Nature of Things Erotic". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Notes of an anatomist more books like this by F. Gonzalez-Crussi In the solitude of his study, Gonzalez-Crussi, a practicing pathologist, ponders the meaning of the lives laid bare in his laboratory. Winner of the Society of Midland Authors Award, this wonderfully crafted collection on medical subjects is witty, urbane, and rich in history and philosophy. "Marvelously original and provocative" (Los Angeles ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16	Extragonadal teratomas more books like this by F. Gonzalez-Crussi, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (U.S.) see all copies from $15.00!
17	Nascer E Outras Dificuldades by F. Gonzalez-Crussi see all copies from $4.88!
18 view cover	On Being Born and Other Difficulties by F Gonzalez-Crussi There is no theme more central to human life on earth than birth (unless it is its natural counterpart, death). With a pathologist's trained eye for observation of detail and a style unrivaled in elegance and wit, F. Gonzalez-Crussi, author of The Five Senses, reflects on the largest of topics, those in which science, religion, and philosophy ... see all copies from $30.23! new only from $30.23!

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