{"product_id":"bodies-of-truth-personal-narratives-on-illness-disability-and-medicine-paperback","title":"Bodies of Truth: Personal Narratives on Illness, Disability, and Medicine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDinty W. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eErin Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRenee K. Nicholson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medicine still contains an oral tradition, passed down in stories: the stories patients tell us, the ones we tell them, and the ones we tell ourselves,\" writes contributor Madaline Harrison. \u003cem\u003eBodies of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e continues this tradition through a variety of narrative approaches by writers representing all facets of health care. And, since all of us have been or will be touched by illness or disability--our own or that of a loved one--at some point in our lives, any reader of this anthology can relate to the challenges, frustrations, and pain--both physical and emotional--that the contributors have experienced.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBodies of Truth\u003c\/em\u003e offers perspectives on a wide array of issues, from food allergies, cancer, and neurology to mental health, autoimmune disorders, and therapeutic music. These experiences are recounted by patients, nurses, doctors, parents, children, caregivers, and others who attempt to articulate the intangible human and emotional factors that surround life when it intersects with the medical field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDinty W. Moore \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor and director of creative writing at Ohio University. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCrafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eErin Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English and creative writing at Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College. She is the author of seven collections of poetry and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCreating Nonfiction: Twenty Essays and Interviews with the Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRenée K. Nicholson \u003c\/b\u003eis an assistant professor in the programs for multi- and interdisciplinary studies at West Virginia University.\u003cb\u003eJacek L. Mostwin\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of urology and the director of the Division of Neurological and Reconstructive Urology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he also serves as faculty affiliate of the Berman Institute of Bioethics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47629309706493,"sku":"9781496203601","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/ai9qc1Y1bTZyUkxtWnd0bW1BWGFJZz09.webp?v=1780314900","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/bodies-of-truth-personal-narratives-on-illness-disability-and-medicine-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}