e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
Booklist Review
Choice Review
Library Journal Review
Table of Contents
More Content
More by this author
Stephen, Michael J.
Subjects
Respiration.
Lungs -- Philosophy.
Respiration -- Regulation.
Lungs -- Pathophysiology.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Stephen, Michael J.
by title:
Breath taking : the ...
by call number:
612.24 S829b
Search the Web
Stephen, Michael J.
Respiration.
Lungs -- Philosophy.
Respiration -- Regulation.
Lungs -- Pathophysiology.
MARC Display
Breath
taking
: the
power
,
fragility
, and
future
of
our
extraordinary
lungs
/ Michael J. Stephen.
by
Stephen, Michael J.
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2021.
Call #:
612.24 S829b
Subjects
Respiration.
Lungs
-- Philosophy.
Respiration -- Regulation.
Lungs
-- Pathophysiology.
ISBN:
9780802149312 (hc.)
Edition:
1st Grove Atlantic hardcover ed.
Description:
xv, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.
Summary:
"We take an average of 7.5 million breaths a year and some 600 million in
our
lifetime, and what goes on in
our
body each time oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide expelled is nothing short of miraculous. '
Our
lungs
are the lynchpin between
our
bodies and the outside world,' writes Dr. Michael J. Stephen. And yet, we take
our
lungs
for granted until we're incapacitated and suddenly confronted with their vital importance. In
Breath
Taking
, pulmonologist Michael J. Stephen takes us on a journey to shed original and much-needed light on
our
neglected and
extraordinary
lungs
, at a most critical societal moment. He relates the history of oxygen on Earth and the evolutionary origins of breathing, and explores the healing
power
of
breath
and its spiritual potential. He explains in lay terms the links
our
lungs
have with
our
immune system and with society at large. And he offers illuminating chronicles of pulmonary research and discovery-from Galen in the ancient world to pioneers of lung transplant and poignant human stories of resilience and recovery - from the frantic attempts to engage his own son's
lungs
at birth to patients he treats for cystic fibrosis today. Despite great advances in science,
our
lungs
are ever more threatened. Asthma is more prevalent than ever; rising stress levels make
our
lungs
vulnerable to disease; and COVID-19 has revealed that vulnerability in historic ways. In this time,
Breath
Taking
offers inspiration and hope to millions whose
lungs
are affected and vital perspective to us all."--From publisher.
Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Central Library
Adult Nonfiction
612.24 S829b
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Home Delivery - HN
Adult Nonfiction
612.24 S829b
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.