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Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care ?What was wrong with them? That?s what we wanted to know.? So begins Jonathan Gleason?s prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it.In her foreword, Meghan O?Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that ?illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason?s work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us?to history, to culture, to one another..…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care ?What was wrong with them? That?s what we wanted to know.? So begins Jonathan Gleason?s prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it.In her foreword, Meghan O?Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that ?illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason?s work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us?to history, to culture, to one another..…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.69 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.69 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.69 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 256 pages. 8.51x5.51x8.69 inches. In Stock.

Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1977 film. Guido Falcone (Terence Hill) inherits a billion dollars from his uncle, the stipulation is that he must reach San Francisco within twenty days to claim it, and his uncle's greedy assistant John Cutler (Jackie Gleason) is intent on keeping the money for himself, hiring a detective (Valerie Perrine) to prevent him from arriving. Set in Italy and California, shot on location in Rome and Sonoma, Petaluma, and San Francisco, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care'What was wrong with them That's what we wanted to know.' So begins Jonathan Gleason's prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it.In her foreword, Meghan O'Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that 'illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason's work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us-to history, to culture, to one another.'.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care'What was wrong with them That's what we wanted to know.' So begins Jonathan Gleason's prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it.In her foreword, Meghan O'Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that 'illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason's work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us-to history, to culture, to one another.'Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 256 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Field Guide to Falling Ill | Essays | Jonathan Gleason | Buch | Einband - fest (Hardcover) | Englisch | 2026 | Yale University Press | EAN 9780300282948 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the inaugural winner of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, a riveting exploration of illness and medicine that imagines a more humane form of care'What was wrong with them That's what we wanted to know.' So begins Jonathan Gleason's prizewinning collection of essays on the human lives behind the corporate, legal, and cultural practices that shape disease. Drawing on his experiences as a medical interpreter and patient, Gleason illuminates a stunning range of topics, including the racial dimensions of organ donation, the past and present of the AIDS crisis, and the troubled relationship between state violence and mental illness. With sharp analysis and boundless empathy, Gleason shows how medicine is shaped by cultural narratives, historical contexts, and the complicated people who practice it.In her foreword, Meghan O'Rourke, judge of the Yale Nonfiction Book Prize, writes that 'illness is often framed as a crisis to endure or overcome. But as Gleason's work reminds us, illness is also a way of knowing. His essays speak to the precarious beauty of that knowing, and to the ways it connects us-to history, to culture, to one another.' 256 pp. Englisch.…