BOOKS by Sherwin B Nuland

Sometimes it pays off to expand your search to view all available copies of items matching your search terms.

Page 1 of 2

sort by

1	How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist In an age when death occurs in sterile seclusion and is cloaked in euphemi sm and taboo, How We Die is a vital revelation. Clearly, frankly, yet compassionately, it tells us how most of us are likely to die--and in doing so , suggests how we may live more fully and meaningfully. Written by a distinguished surgeon, How We Die succeeds in restoring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.82! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Doctors: The Illustrated History of Medical Pioneers more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist A National Book Award-winner and surgeon tells the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine through compelling studies of the great innovators and pioneers. Artfully selected illustrations bring the history of medicine to life as never before. see all copies from $18.09! new only from $20.35! \| SVS
3	The Art of Aging: A Doctor's Prescription for Well-Being more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist In his landmark book "How We Die," Dr. Nuland profoundly altered readers' perception of the end of life. Now in "The Art of Aging," he steps back to explore the impact of aging on our minds and bodies, strivings and relationships. (Consumer Health) see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	How We Live more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist A treatise on the physiology and meaning of the human body, written by the Yale professor of surgery whose previous work, "How We Die", won the National Book Award. Nuland explores the ways in which the body's biological equilibrium--its instinctual process of corruption and healing--influences and even defines human nature. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Maimonides more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Moses Maimonides was a great physician, a dazzling Torah scholar, a community leader, and a philosopher whose greatest work attempted to reconcile scientific knowledge with faith in God. The bestselling author of "How We Die" focuses on this greatest of rabbis. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lost in America: A Journey with My Father more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Acclaimed medical writer Sherwin B. Nuland writes about his growing up in the East Bronx in the 1940s, and about his father, Meyer Nudelman, a deeply disappointed and angry man. Sherwin managed to escape his family's malevolent grip by getting accepted at Yale Medical School, but the subsequent depression was debilitating--and, ever since, Nuland ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Soul of Medicine: Tales from the Bedside more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Like all doctors, Sherwin Nuland collects stories, and over thirty years in the practice of surgery, he has collected a consider number of both his own stories as well as the stories of surgeons he has worked with and admires. The remarkable stories told in this book are filled with the lessons of humanity. They describe that sacrosanct connection ... see all copies from $16.09! new only from $16.09! \| SVS
8	Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Reflects on Medical Myths more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist A surgeon guides readers on an unconventional tour of the human body, examining the intersection of folklore and scientific interpretation throughout the history of Western medicine. Balancing playful anecdotes with detailed anatomical clarifications, this book probes both the mythology and science of specific internal organs, and examines the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	How We Die more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland (Read by) add to wishlist An explanation of what happens to us when we die. The author, a surgeon with more than 30 years' experience, describes in detail the processes which take place in the body and sets out to strip away many illusions about death. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $29.99! \| first editions
10	Leonardo Da Vinci: A Life more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist National Book Award winner Nuland "distills one of the greatest minds ever into its pure essence . . . truly awe-inspiring" ("Time"). Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Doctors: The Biography of Medicine more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist see all copies from $2.54! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Doctors' Plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Surgeon and noted writer Sherwin B. Nuland turns his attention to childbed fever, a major cause of death for women who have just given birth, until a Hungarian obstetrician named Ignac Semmelweis suggested that doctors simply wash their hands before delivery. This was, of course, effective, but his idea was opposed by conservative doctors, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The wisdom of the body more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist The author of "How We Die" combines his clinical knowledge and a sense of wonder to explore the human body, explaining how our myriad, multifarious cells work and how they organize themselves to protect our bodies from threats to our wellbeing and safety. The book's topics range from the complex detail of DNA to the engineering of the circulatory ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $6.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	Doctors more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist The fascinating history of the development of modern medicine is told througha series of 15 lively biographical essays on the scientists whose discoveriesstand as milestones along the way. 24 halftones. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Leonardo da Vinci more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is the Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal. His Last Supper (1495-97) and Mona Lisa (1503-06) are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance, while his notebooks ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Incredible Voyage more books like this by National Geographic Society, Unknown, Sherwin B Nuland (Foreword by) add to wishlist An exploration into the machinery of the human body: how it works, what happens when things go wrong, and how advances in medical science have enabled people to heal problems when they occur. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Uncertain Art: Thoughts on a Life in Medicine more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist From a National Book Award-winning author comes this provocative collection of fascinating stories that draws on 40 years of a distinguished career on the front lines of medicine. see all copies from $3.02! new only from $7.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Mysteries Within: A Surgeon Explores Myth, Medicine, and the Human Body more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland add to wishlist A surgeon guides readers on an unconventional tour of the human body, examining the intersection of folklore and scientific interpretation throughout the history of Western medicine. Balancing playful anecdotes with detailed anatomical clarifications, this book probes both the mythology and science of specific internal organs and examines the need ... see all copies from $4.28! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
19	Doctors: Bio Medicine more books like this by Sherwin B Nuland, Marty Asher (Editor) add to wishlist Through a series of biographical essays on medical innovators and their innovations, this history of medicine shows how the art of healing has evolved into the scientific treatment of disease. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Best of the Bellevue Literary Review more books like this by Danielle Ofri (Editor), Sherwin B Nuland (Foreword by) add to wishlist "A kaleidoscope of creativity . . . unsentimental and sometimes unpredictable."-Journal of the American Medical Association Founded just six years ago, Bellevue Literary Review is already widely recognized as a rare forum for emerging and celebrated writers-among them Julia Alvarez, Raphael Campo, Rick Moody, and Abraham Verghese-on issues of ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $8.27! \| SVS
21	Medicine: The Art of Healing more books like this by Marcia O. Levin, Sherwin B. Nuland add to wishlist Art is as timeless as it is wordless. In this it differs from medical science, which is uniquely of and for its time, and which has always required a literal articulation to be fully understood. Perhaps these very differences explain why two such seemingly disparate fields should naturally complement each other. As Medicine: The Art of Healing ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $95.05! \| first editions
22 view cover	How we live : the wisdom of the body more books like this by Sherwin B. Nuland add to wishlist Aims to help those of us whose familiarity with our own bodies is surprisingly sketchy. Where is your spleen and what does it do? What is the thyroid? Nuland answers such questions as these, explaining the basic "equipment" and outlining the body's strategies for its own survival. see all copies from $3.38!
23 view cover	Jewish Encounters 3-Copy Boxed Set: Betraying Spinoza, Maimonides, and the Life of David by Sherwin B.; Pinsky Nuland, Robert; Goldstein, Rebecca add to wishlist A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT HERITAGE: For the first time in a boxed set, a perfect addition to your family's library, are 3 of the remarkable titles in the Jewish Encounters series: "Betraying Spinoza," "Maimonides," and "The Life of David." Discover 3,000 years of Jewish life, history and culture with the series that "The Washington "Post calls ... see all copies from $37.91! new only from $37.91!
24	Como Nos Llega La Muerte by Sherwin Nuland add to wishlist see all copies from $19.95!
25 view cover	Los Misterios Iinternos by Sherwin Nuland add to wishlist see all copies from $12.00!

Page 1 of 2: 1 2 Next>

Browse authors

Browse subjects

Our Money-Back Guarantee

We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.

	The Life of David by Robert Pinsky see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow see all from $2.70! new only from $7.60!
	Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson see all from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
	Hurry Down Sunshine by Michael Greenberg (Read by) see all from $3.63! new only from $5.93!
	A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present by Howard Zinn, Ph.D. see all from $1.99! new only from $9.47!
	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love by Dava Sobel see all from $1.99! new only from $2.50!