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Author:

Doty, James R. (James Robert), 1955- author.

Title:

Into the magic shop : a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart / James R. Doty, MD.

Publisher:

Averyan imprint of Penguin Random House,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Doty, James R.--(James Robert),--1955-
Neurosurgeons--United States--Biography.
Compassion.
Altruism.
Mind and body.

Contents:

Real magic -- A body at rest -- Thinking about thinking -- Growing pains -- Three wishes -- Apply yourself -- Unacceptable -- It's not brain surgery -- The sultan of nothing -- Giving up -- The alphabet of the heart -- Manifesting compassion -- The face of God.

Summary:

The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism.

ISBN:

1594632987 : HRD
9781594632983 : HRD

LCCN:

bl2015058029

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GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

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ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

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