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The Anatomy of Hope

How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

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The Anatomy of Hope

By: Jerome Groopman M.D.
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An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can change the course of illness.

Since the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is essential to life. Now, in this groundbreaking audiobook, Harvard Medical School professor and New Yorker staff writer Jerome Groopman shows us why.

The search for hope is most urgent at the patient's bedside. The Anatomy of Hope takes us there, bringing us into the lives of people at pivotal moments when they reach for and find hope - or when it eludes their grasp. Through these intimate portraits, we learn how to distinguish true hope from false, why some people feel they are undeserving of it, and whether we should ever abandon our search.

Can hope contribute to recovery by changing physical well-being? To answer this hotly debated question, Groopman embarked on an investigative journey to cutting-edge laboratories where researchers are unraveling an authentic biology of hope. There he finds a scientific basis for understanding the role of this vital emotion in the outcome of illness.

Here is a book that offers a new way of thinking about hope, with a message for all readers, not only patients and their families. "We are just beginning to appreciate hope's reach," Groopman writes, "and have not defined its limits. I see hope as the very heart of healing."

©2004 Jerome Groopman (P)2004 Random House, Inc., Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.
Alternative & Complementary Medicine History & Commentary Personal Success Physical Illness & Disease Spirituality Medical education
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"In this provocative book...Groopman successfully convinces that hope can offer not only solace but strength to those living with medical uncertainty." (Publishers Weekly)
"[Groopman] enters the paradoxical hope of cancer patients with a different sort of sympathy. His project is to dissect it meticulously, to find patterns behind it, and to understand its biology....Groopman contends that hope itself is in effect a vital organ, an entity that desperately needs sustenance, and that this sustenance is as essential to living as 'the very oxygen we breathe'." (The New York Times Book Review)

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GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely a great book. This abridged format is better than the unabridged. Most importantly, it is read by the author.

A MUST read.

Should be read by all audiences. This is a book that will add to all your life experiences. Vitally important for you to read!

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