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The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0019
EAN: 9780375757754
ISBN: 0375757759
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: January 11, 2005
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Editorial Review:
Why do some people find and sustain hope during difficult circumstances, while others do not? What can we learn from those who do, and how is their example applicable to our own lives? The Anatomy of Hope is a journey of inspiring discovery, spanning some thirty years of Dr. Jerome Groopman’s practice, during which he encountered many extraordinary people and sought to answer these questions. This profound exploration begins when Groopman was a medical student, ignorant of the vital role of hope in patients’ lives–and it culminates in his remarkable quest to delineate a biology of hope. With appreciation for the human elements and the science, Groopman explains how to distinguish true hope from false hope–and how to gain an honest understanding of the reach and limits of this essential emotion.
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Rating:  - A Fantastic Read for Both Patients and Doctors!
I am a patient with several serious debilitating diseases. I have been very close to death and hope is what saved me. One way I obtain hope is by reading books like this one. I have strong relationship with my doctors and my relationships with them make all the difference. I enjoyed the doctor's intimate thoughts and feelings openly shared with readers of this book. It puts light on how their emotions are effected by their patient's recovery or decline. I found this book to be very well written, ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book
Every doctor and every person who deals with medical decisions about their own life, and ever person who faces human dilemmas needs to read this book. On the one hand, the "new-age healers" of the world say that we have complete control over our body and illnesses, and on the other hand, we become complete victims of wht happens and hand our care over to others ot to God, thinking we have no responsibility and no effect. Dr Groopman shows how smewhere in the middle, hope, belief and expectations ... Read More
Rating: - Riveting examination of the mind/body connection ...
Author and physician Jerome Groopman offers case studies and vignettes of patients battling "hopeless" conditions - usually grave cancers - but who rebound and prevail against great odds, often confounding their doctors. Such case studies are usually dismissed by the medical community with the label of being "anecdotal." Groopman writes like a novelist and the studies are riveting, touching and inspiring.
For a while, a certain unease gnawed at me. Each case study was of patients who ... Read More
Rating: - Moving and thought-provoking stories, overall quick read
As a soon to be medical student, I've been devouring Groopman's essays in The New Yorker, and decided to read this book on a long plane ride. I read through the night, forcing myself to put the book down for a few hours of shut-eye. Groopman writes with gripping prose, and he manages to make the book accessible to your average reader who may not be knowledgable in the health field while not dumbing it down.
The book is roughly divided into two parts. The first half is a neat compilation ... Read More
Rating: - Let us Run with Hope
To have hope as depicted in these true life stories is like trading sorrow for joy. Let us run with hope. We have yet to realize all the intangible benefits of allowing hope to carry us through any hardship. Jerome Groopman's ability to be vulnerable as well as a master story teller makes this book a must read.
Laura Lee Solberg
Heirborne Media Productions
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