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Cyrano de Bergerac is in possession of a cadet position in the French Army, a poet's soul, and a very, very large nose. He is also in love with Roxane but believes himself too ugly to be loved by her in return. When the handsome but unpoetic new cadet, Christian, falls for the beautiful Roxane , he asks Cyrano to help him win her heart....

Under the Knife - A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations written by Arnold Van De Laar performed by Rich Keeble on CD (Unabridged)

Under the Knife - A History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations written by Arnold Van De Laar performed by Rich Keeble on CD (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  9781250300638
Genre - Main:  Non-Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Medicine
Duration:  570 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  Arnold Van De Laar
Narrator 1:  Rich Keeble

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The history of surgery in 28 famous operations - from Louis XIV to JFK, and from Einstein to Houdini. In Under the Knife, surgeon Arnold Van de Laar uses his own experience and expertise to tell the witty history of the past, present and future of surgery. From the story of the desperate man from 17th-century...

Amsterdam who grimly cut a stone out of his own bladder to Bob Marley's deadly toe infection, Under the Knife offers all kinds of fascinating and unforgettable insights into medicine and history via the operating theatre. What happens during an operation?

How does the human body respond to being attacked by a knife, a bacterium, a cancer cell or a bullet? And, as medical advances continuously push the boundaries of what medicine can cure, what are the limits of surgery?

From the dark centuries of bloodletting and of amputations without anaesthetic to today's sterile, high-tech operating theatres, Under the Knife is both a rich cultural history and a modern anatomy class for us all.

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