Anatomy of an Illness

Information about the author Norman Cousins is senior lecturer at the School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, and consulting editor of Man and Medicine which is published at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. For almost all of his professional life, Norman Cousins has been affiliated with Saturday Review. He became its editor in 1940, a position he held for more than thirty years. He is presently its editorial chairman. Mr. …showed first 75 words of 481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 481 total…and poignant story, which not only educates the reader, but also simultaneously touches their heart. The author gives 166 references to his thesis while giving specific interviews of doctors known worldwide. Norman Cousins has introduced a new ¡§form of medicine¡¨ many doctors feel useful and have since researched. It has been considered, as the most prestigious book by a layman to ever enter the medical field, and in my opinion was concurrently emotionally and educationally entertaining.