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  • The Unseen Body

  • A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy
  • By: Jonathan Reisman
  • Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
  • Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
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Summary

In his beautifully written prose, Dr Jonathan Reisman - physician, adventure traveller and naturalist - allows listeners to navigate their insides like an explorer discovering a new world.

Through his offbeat adventures in healthcare and travel, Reisman discovers new perspectives on the body: a trip to the Alaskan Arctic reveals that fat is not the enemy, but the hero; a stint in the Himalayas uncovers the boundary where the brain ends and the mind begins; and eating a sheep's head in Iceland offers a lesson in empathy. By relating his experiences in far-flung lands and among unique cultures back to the body's inner workings, he shows how our organs live inextricably intertwined lives in an internal ecosystem that reflects the natural world around us.

Reisman's unique perspective on the natural world and his expert wielding of wit ultimately helps us make sense of our lives, our bodies and our world in a way listeners have never before imagined.

©2021 Jonathan Reisman (P)2021 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"An elegant, elegiac, and deeply enjoyable meander through human anatomy...the images Reisman conjures will linger long after you've devoured his delightful prose." (Nicola Twilley, coauthor of Until Proven Safe and cohost of Gastropod podcast) 

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