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010      2009026134 
015    GBB078229|2bnb 
016 7  101524629|2DNLM 
016 7  015588989|2Uk 
020    9780393070637|qhardcover 
020    0393070638|qhardcover 
035    (OCoLC)317919795 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dYDX|dCDX|dNLM|dUKM|dMNW 
049    WHPP 
050 00 RB127|b.B54 2010 
060 00 2010 B-482 
060 10 WL 704|bB619L 2010 
082 00 616/.0472|222 
100 1  Biro, David,|d1964- 
245 14 The language of pain :|bfinding words, compassion, and 
       relief /|cDavid Biro. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bW.W. Norton,|c[2010] 
264  4 |c©2010 
300    256 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  pt I: The crisis. The quintessential private experience --
       The elusiveness of pain -- The public side of pain -- 
       Man's puny inexhaustible voice -- pt II: The solution. 
       Metaphor and worldmaking -- The weapon -- Literary agency 
       -- The mirror -- The x-ray. 
520    In this book, David Biro expertly weaves together 
       compelling stories and artwork from patients along with 
       insights from some of our greatest thinkers, artists, and 
       writers. Language can alleviate the loneliness of pain and
       improve the chances that other people - family, friends, 
       and doctors - will empathize and respond most effectively.
       --[book cover] 
650  0 Pain|xPhysiological aspects. 
650  0 Pain|xPsychological aspects. 
650 12 Pain|xphysiopathology. 
650 22 Empathy. 
650 22 Pain|xpsychology. 
650 22 Palliative Care. 
650 22 Physician-Patient Relations. 
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