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Nonfiction
A “biography” of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the reader’s understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood the human body for millennia. Published in 2010; 571 pages.
Includes 15 paperback copies and 1 book club guide prepared by WCPL.