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Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 610.951
EAN: 9780345379740
Edition: Later Printing
ISBN: 0345379748
Label: Ballantine Books
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: June 30, 1992
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: June 30, 1992
Studio: Ballantine Books
Features:- ISBN13: 9780345379740
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Review:Two of the foremost American educators and healers in the Chinese medical profession demystify Chinese medicine's centuries-odl approach to health. Combining Eastern traditions with Western sensibilities in a unique blend that is relevant today, BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH opens the door to a vast storehouse of knowledge that bridges the gap between mind and body, theory and practice, professional and self-care, East and West.
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The authors have an excellent skill in communicating the concepts of Chinese Medicine to humans born into a western mindset with wonderful clarity. It was a joy to read. It's weakness from my point of view as a physician is that they seem to take their knowledge of western medicine from "a straw man" image of either what it was in the past or as if it was a solitary discipline epitomized by the surgical orientation of one of the author's father. Since I started in another career before medicine ... Read More
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This book is great. I found that it easy for someone that is just beginning an interest in eastern medicine to get a clue. The book was referred to me by my doctor. He was right about it being a good place to start. It will definitely make you stop and consider the mind set of western medicine. There are also a number of useful recipes in the back if you like to cook.
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Brought up by a scientist and a Western doctor, I was skeptical and mystified by Chinese medicine. After all, there is little more than anecdotal evidence for most of its success, and there is no rational reason for it to work. I was like Han Solo watching someone use the Force. I began acupuncture because Western medicine had not cured me in a year of trying, and my acupuncturist recommended this book. As I read it, Chinese medicine became less like a hokey religion, and began making sense. With ... Read More
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This book is a must read and a must own. It is a comprehensive easy to follow book allowing one to gain in depth information of the 5 elements.
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This has got to be one of the best written books I've ever had the pleasure of reading on Chinese Medicine. Very beautiful language and with diagrams and pictures makes it VERY easy to understand and for once, an ENJOYABLE read
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