The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers by Joanna Bourke

The Story of Pain: From Prayer to Painkillers

Joanna Bourke

396 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
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Everyone knows what is feels like to be in pain. Scraped knees, toothaches, migraines, giving birth, cancer, heart attacks, and heartaches: pain permeates our entire lives. We also witness other people - loved ones - suffering, and we 'feel with' ...

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