The Anatomist
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<DIV><DIV></DIV><P>?A wonderful writer, <B>Bill Hayes</B> tells the multi-layered story of the two extraordinary young men who produced the most famous medical text of all time - a turning point in medical history, and a continuing influence and inspiration for artists, doctors and anatomists a century and a half later. Part memoir, part biography, part guided tour into the marvels of the human body, <B>The Anatomist</B> deserves a place on every bookshelf. And if you do not already have a copy of <B>Gray's Anatomy</B>, Bill Hayes's remarkable account will surely inspire you to get one.” - <B>Oliver Sacks</B>, author and neurologist</P><P>?All laud and honor to Hayes. In perusing the body's 650 muscles and 206 bones, he has made the case that we are . . . 'fearfully and wonderfully made.'”?<I>The Washington Post</I></P><DIV>?Prose both lucid and arrestingly beautiful.”?<I>Publishers Weekly</I></DIV><P>The classic medical text known as <B>Gray's Anatomy</B> is one of the most famous books ever created. In this masterly work of creative nonfiction, Bill Hayes uncovers the extraordinary lives of the seminal volume's author and illustrator while providing a ?scalpel's-eye” view into the ingenuity of the human body.</P><DIV><B>Bill Hayes</B> is the best-selling author of <I>Sleep Demons</I> and <I>Five Quarts</I>.</DIV></DIV>
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