The Renewal of Generosity :Illness, Medicine, and How to Live
The Renewal of Generosity :Illness, Medicine, and How to Live
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Published:
18 October, 2005
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780226260174 |
| ISBN10 | 0226260178 |
| Number Of Pages | 166 |
| Item Weight | 227 g |
| Product Dimensions | 14 x 22 x 1 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | The University of Chicago Press |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"Frank's vision of how a lost sense of story could be restored to medicine is both lucid and profound.... In his new book, The Renewal of Generosity, he examines clinical situations in which health care workers who do bring a sense of narrative to bear have transformative effects." - Melanie Thernstrom, New York Times Magazine "This reflection is starkly honest and never pedantic or condescending.... Through a rich telling of stories and reflection on them, Frank conducts a complex symphony of ideas about medicine with writing from a wide range of authors that models how readers might enact and experience the complex, subtle meaning of generosity and gratitude in their own practices.... Physicians should rush to read this book, and I hope that patients will join them." - George J. Agich, New England Journal of Medicine"
Author's Bio
Arthur W. Frank is professor of sociology at the University of Calgary. He is the author of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness and The Wounded Storyteller, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.