The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

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Author:

Mukherjee, Siddhartha

Narrated by:

Hoye, Stephen

ISBN:

978-1-4001-6917-7

Publication Date:

Nov 2010

Publisher:

Tantor Media, Incorporated

Imprint:

Tantor Audio

Book Format:

CD-Audio

List Price:

USD $34.99

Book Description:

A magnificent, beautifully written epic "biography" of cancer-in the tradition of Andrew Solomon's The Noonday Demon, this is a brilliant exploration of the past, present, and future of a complex disease that defines us and our time.

Book Details

Detailed Subjects:	Medical / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	5.3 x 7.4 x 0.6 Inches
Book Weight:	0.2 Pounds

Author Biography

Mukherjee, Siddhartha (Author)

Siddhartha Mukherjee was born in 1970 in New Delhi, India. He received an undergraduate degree in biology from Stanford University, a DPhil in immunology from Magdalen College, Oxford University, and a M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He is known for his work on the formation of blood, and the interactions between the micro-environment and cancer cells. His book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in general non-fiction. He is an assistant professor of medicine at Columbia University and a staff physician at Columbia University Medical Center. His articles have appeared in Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, The New York Times, and The New Republic.

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