{"product_id":"the-pain-chronicles-cures-myths-mysteries-prayers-diaries-brain-scans-healing-and-the-science-of-suffering-9780312573072","title":"The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Pain Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Melanie Thernstrom traces conceptions of pain throughout the ages--from ancient Babylonian pain-banishing spells to modern brain imaging--to reveal the elusive, mysterious nature of pain itself. Interweaving first-person reflections on her own battle with chronic pain, incisive reportage from leading pain clinics and medical research, and insights from a wide range of disciplines, Thernstrom shows that when dealing with pain we are neither as advanced as we imagine nor as helpless as we may fear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Thernstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312573072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/25\/2011 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Thernstrom \u003c\/b\u003eis a contributing writer to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHalfway Heaven: Diary of a Harvard Murder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40565806432371,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1e27c9af-4aa6-4a2f-a32d-e8be4c90560b.jpg?v=1668004493","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-pain-chronicles-cures-myths-mysteries-prayers-diaries-brain-scans-healing-and-the-science-of-suffering-9780312573072","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}