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Into the magic shop, a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart, James R. Doty, MD

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Into the magic shop, a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart, James R. Doty, MD

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Into the magic shop

Oclc number

910702478

Responsibility statement

James R. Doty, MD

Sub title

a neurosurgeon's quest to discover the mysteries of the brain and the secrets of the heart

Summary

The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism

Table Of Contents

Real magic -- A body at rest -- Thinking about thinking -- Growing pains -- Three wishes -- Apply yourself -- Unacceptable -- It's not brain surgery -- The sultan of nothing -- Giving up -- The alphabet of the heart -- Manifesting compassion -- The face of God

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