The pain chronicles : cures, remedies, spells, prayers, myths, misconceptions, brain scans, and the science of suffering
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Thernstrom, Melanie, 1964-
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
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1st ed.
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Rapid City Public Library - Health & Fitness - Adult
HEALTH & FITNESS 616.0472 THE
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LC Subjects
Pain -- Popular works.
Other Subjects
Chronic Disease -- psychology -- Personal Narratives.
Chronic Disease -- therapy -- Personal Narratives.
Pain -- etiology -- Personal Narratives.
Pain -- psychology -- Personal Narratives.
Pain -- therapy -- Personal Narratives.

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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
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pages ; cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Citation/References
Library Journal Prepub Alert,,031510, p. 87
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Publisher's Weekly,,051710, p. 36
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Kirkus Review - Adult,051510
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Library Journal,,070110, p. 104
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Both a personal meditation and an intellectual exploration, this work illuminates and makes sense of the all-too-human experience of pain, and confronts with extraordinary grace and empathy its peculiar traits, its harrowing effects, and its various antidotes.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thernstrom, M. (2010). The pain chronicles: cures, remedies, spells, prayers, myths, misconceptions, brain scans, and the science of suffering . Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thernstrom, Melanie, 1964-. 2010. The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Remedies, Spells, Prayers, Myths, Misconceptions, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thernstrom, Melanie, 1964-. The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Remedies, Spells, Prayers, Myths, Misconceptions, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thernstrom, Melanie. The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Remedies, Spells, Prayers, Myths, Misconceptions, Brain Scans, and the Science of Suffering Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.

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