The Resource The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The item The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Forsyth County Public Library.
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- Summary
- A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates
- Contents
-
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling"
- An impatient war
- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?"
- Prevention is the cure
- "A distorted version of our normal selves"
- The fruits of long endeavors
- Atossa's war
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
- Title
- The emperor of all maladies
- Title remainder
- a biography of cancer
- Statement of responsibility
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Subject
-
- truePeople with cancer
- trueRadiation and cancer
- Leukemia -- history -- United States
- trueOncology
- Leukemia -- History
- trueLeukemia
- trueCancer
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Illness and Disease
- trueCancer -- History
- trueChemotherapy
- trueDiseases
- Antineoplastic agents
- Leukemia -- drug therapy -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it
- Summary
- A historical assessment of cancer addresses both the courageous battles against the complex disease and the misperceptions and hubris that have compromised modern understandings, covering such topics as ancient-world surgeries and the developments of present-day treatments
- Award
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- ALA Notable Book, 2012.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Guardian First Book Award, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2011.
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 356941
- Cataloging source
- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha
- Dewey number
- 616.99/4
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RC275
- LC item number
- .M85 2010
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 1240
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- WH 11 AA1
- NLM item number
- M953e 2010
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cancer
- Leukemia
- Leukemia
- Leukemia
- Antineoplastic agents
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a biography of cancer
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling" -- An impatient war -- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?" -- Prevention is the cure -- "A distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2010024114
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn464593321
- (OCoLC)464593321
- 174245
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling" -- An impatient war -- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?" -- Prevention is the cure -- "A distorted version of our normal selves" -- The fruits of long endeavors -- Atossa's war
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Extent
- xiv, 571 p., [8] p. of plates
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2010024114
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn464593321
- (OCoLC)464593321
- 174245
Subject
- Antineoplastic agents
- trueCancer
- trueCancer -- History
- trueChemotherapy
- trueDiseases
- trueLeukemia
- Leukemia -- History
- Leukemia -- drug therapy -- United States
- Leukemia -- history -- United States
- trueOncology
- truePeople with cancer
- trueRadiation and cancer
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Illness and Disease
Genre
Included in
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Health & Medicine Books: 2010
- trueGuardian First Book Award
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
- truePulitzer Prize: General Nonfiction
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