The magic feather effect the science of alternative medicine and the surprising power of belief
Author and journalist Melanie Warner takes readers on a vivid, fascinating journey through the world of alternative medicine. Crossing continents and sides of the debate, visiting prestigious research clinics and ordinary people's homes, she investigates the scientific underpinning for the purp...
| Main Author: | Warner, Melanie (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Scribner hardcover edition. |
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| Summary: |
Author and journalist Melanie Warner takes readers on a vivid, fascinating journey through the world of alternative medicine. Crossing continents and sides of the debate, visiting prestigious research clinics and ordinary people's homes, she investigates the scientific underpinning for the purportedly magical results of these practices and reveals not only the medical power of beliefs and placebo effects, but also the range, limits, and uses of the surprising system of self-healing that resides inside us. -- Adapted from book jacket. |
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| Physical Description: |
x, 278 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-260) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781501121494 1501121499 |
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