Jonathan Reisman, M.D., is a doctor of internal medicine and pediatrics who has practiced medicine in the world's most remote places--in the Arctic and Antarctica, at high-altitude in Nepal, in Kolkata's urban slums and among the Oglala Sioux in South Dakota. He speaks Spanish and Russian and heads a non-profit to improve healthcare and education in India. Jonathan's writing has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, and The Washington Post. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and children.
"A fascinating, lyrical book... Reisman's experiences in other
cultures bring a richness and depth to The Unseen Body. The way he
thinks about the body and medicine--the rivers and tributaries, the
flowing and unclogging, the top-down organization of the brain--is
extraordinary!"
--Mary Roach
"There are people who will love The Unseen Body--especially those
who prefer their science with a soft landing or those who are
pretty savvy about anatomy and appreciate a literary approach. As
for Dr. Reisman, he comes across as a generous and thoughtful
physician, the kind of generalist whose number I'd like to have,
just in case my Covid infection doesn't clear up properly. I have a
feeling he'd be able to make sense out of it all."
--Eugenia Bone, The Wall Street Journal "A magnificent travelogue
through the human body by a truly intrepid explorer. A genuine
'must' for anyone who is even remotely curious about their own body
and how it works. I really loved it."
--Professor Sue Black, bestselling author of Written in Bone and
All that Remains "Reisman's passion and inquisitiveness are
engaging even when topics turn to feces and cadavers.... An
engaging book likely to pique the curiosity of readers interested
in a wide range of medical conditions or naturalistic
medicine."
--Library Journal "Quirky, never-dull popular science... even
readers familiar with college biology will enjoy the
experience."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Dr. Reisman engagingly relates provocative stories for the fifteen
body parts uncovered in this treatise, and goads the reader to
reevaluate their perception of the body."
--City Book Review "Physician and naturalist Reisman offers a
'behind-the-scenes look at life itself' via an odyssey through the
human body. Accompanied by stories from his experience practicing
medicine around the world.... deep curiosity driv[es] his
narrative."
--Publishers Weekly "An elegant, elegiac, and deeply enjoyable
meander through human anatomy by way of brain-tanned buckskin,
blood as the last, salty remnant of life's oceanic origins, and the
World Testicle Cooking Championships. The images Reisman conjures
will linger long after you've devoured his delightful prose."
--Nicola Twilley, coauthor of Until Proven Safe and cohost of
Gastropod "Terrific, memorable, original, and full of information
that informs one's understanding not only of the body but also of
what has stopped us from knowing more. There is palpable joy at
learning in Reisman's writing, and readers will know him as an
individual whose humility and empathy are as impressive as his
adventurous, travel-hungry spirit."
--Kenneth S. Brecher, cultural anthropologist and author of Too Sad
to Sing "Through his acute and extensive observations of the seen
world of nature and human nature, Reisman illuminates the analogous
workings of our unseen bodies. An Alexander von Humboldt of the
human body, Reisman's comparisons give us an ingenious perspective
from which to understand the ways our internal organs function
alone and together. I highly recommend this book to everyone
interested in understanding
and appreciating the marvels of the human body."
--Warren Zapol, M.D., professor of anesthesiology at Harvard
Medical School, Antarctic researcher, and inventor "A remarkable
travel narrative that documents the author's trip through a
seemingly familiar place, the human body, and with a blend of
science and personal experience renders that place both strange and
fascinating, so much so that the reader will feel not only
delighted, but also proud to be a lifelong inhabitant of it."
--Lawrence Millman, award-winning author of Fungipedia "If you are
fascinated by the human body and how it works, or you are thinking
about studying medicine, or you are just a curious person you will
find this book a joy to read . . . This is a great and easy read
which I heartily (excuse the pun) recommend."
--Alex Rodgers, author of The Deep
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