The Resource The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
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- Summary
- A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 573 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling"
- An impatient war
- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?"
- Prevention is the cure
- "A
- distorted version of our normal selves"
- The fruits of long endeavors
- Atossa's war
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer
- Title
- The emperor of all maladies
- Title remainder
- a biography of cancer
- Statement of responsibility
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A magnificently written "biography" of cancer--from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2012.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2010.
- Guardian First Book Award, 2011.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2010
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, 2011.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 356941
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mukherjee, Siddhartha
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 1240L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cancer
- Leukemia
- Cancer
- Leukemia
- Cancer
- Leukemia
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a biography of cancer
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling"
- An impatient war
- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?"
- Prevention is the cure
- "A
- distorted version of our normal selves"
- The fruits of long endeavors
- Atossa's war
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 573 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Lccn
- 2012359129
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn708741638
- (OCoLC)708741638
- Label
- The emperor of all maladies : a biography of cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- "Of blacke cholor, without boyling"
- An impatient war
- "Will you turn me out if I can't get better?"
- Prevention is the cure
- "A
- distorted version of our normal selves"
- The fruits of long endeavors
- Atossa's war
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Scribner trade paperback edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 573 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781439107959
- Lccn
- 2012359129
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn708741638
- (OCoLC)708741638
Subject
- Leukemia -- History
- Cancer -- Juvenile literature
- trueChemotherapy
- trueDiseases
- History
- trueLeukemia
- Leukemia
- Leukemia -- Juvenile literature
- trueOncology
- truePeople with cancer
- trueRadiation and cancer
- Cancer
- trueCancer
- trueCancer -- History
Genre
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2010
- trueALA Notable Books - Nonfiction: 2012
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Health & Medicine Books: 2010
- truePulitzer Prize: General Nonfiction
- trueGuardian First Book Award
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