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Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit
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Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit Softcover - 1990 - 1st Edition

by Cousins, Norman

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Cousins' pionering account of his personal triumph over severe illness was the precurser of hundreds of articles and books dealing with the mind's ability to influence the body's health. Head First depicts Cousins' 10-year quest to find the proof that positive attitudes are actually biochemical factors which combat disease.

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Penguin, New York, NY, 1990. 1st Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Text appears to be clean, there is some light wear to this books cover. Nice looking book! Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Biology/Chemistry; Biology; ISBN: 0140139656. ISBN/EAN: 9780140139655. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1560756722. . 9780140139655
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  • Title Head First: The Biology of Hope and the Healing Power of the Human Spirit
  • Author Cousins, Norman
  • Binding Softcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good Condition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin, New York, NY
  • Date 1990
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1560756722
  • ISBN 9780140139655 / 0140139656
  • Weight 0.73 lbs (0.33 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.72 x 5.02 x 1.23 in (19.61 x 12.75 x 3.12 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Mind and body, Emotions - Health aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 90042035
  • Dewey Decimal Code 616.08

Summary

"An eloquent plea for two needed emphases: more humane doctor-patient relations, and greater patient involvement in the struggle with disease."—Melvin Konner.

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 11/02/1990, Page 0

About the author

Norman Cousins was a longtime editor of the Saturday Review and the author of eleven books on health and healing, including The New York Times bestselling Anatomy of an Illness and The Healing Heart.

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