The Resource Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream, Carl Elliott ; with a foreword by Peter D. Kramer
Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream, Carl Elliott ; with a foreword by Peter D. Kramer
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- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 357 pages
- Contents
-
- The perfect voice
- The true self
- The face behind the mask
- The loneliness of the late-night television watcher
- The identity bazaar
- Three ways to feel homesick
- Pilgrims and strangers
- Resident aliens
- Amputees by choice
- Bringing up baby
- Second acts
- Conclusion: the tyranny of happiness
- Isbn
- 9780393052015
- Label
- Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream
- Title
- Better than well
- Title remainder
- American medicine meets the American dream
- Statement of responsibility
- Carl Elliott ; with a foreword by Peter D. Kramer
- Subject
-
- trueHistory writing -- Science, technology, and medicine
- trueMedical innovations -- Social aspects
- Medical innovations -- Social aspects -- United States
- trueMedical innovations -- United States -- History
- National characteristics, American
- trueNational characteristics, American
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Medical Breakthroughs
- Self Concept -- Popular Works
- trueSelf-perception
- trueHappiness
- Social Medicine -- Popular Works
- trueSocial control
- Social medicine -- United States
- trueSocial medicine -- United States
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Social Control, Informal -- Popular Works
- Happiness -- Popular Works
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An examination of "enhancement technologies" in America considers the pervasiveness of self-improvement drugs and procedures in spite of society's general unease about their use
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 211924
- Cataloging source
- DNLM/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1961-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Elliott, Carl
- Dewey number
- 306.4/61/0973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- RA418.3.U6
- LC item number
- E455 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- BF 697
- NLM item number
- E46b 2003
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Social medicine
- Medical innovations
- National characteristics, American
- Self Concept
- Happiness
- Social Control, Informal
- Social Medicine
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- American medicine meets the American dream
- Label
- Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream, Carl Elliott ; with a foreword by Peter D. Kramer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-332) 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
- The perfect voice -- The true self -- The face behind the mask -- The loneliness of the late-night television watcher -- The identity bazaar -- Three ways to feel homesick -- Pilgrims and strangers -- Resident aliens -- Amputees by choice -- Bringing up baby -- Second acts -- Conclusion: the tyranny of happiness
- Control code
- 2218128
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 357 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393052015
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002015947
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm50738254
- Label
- Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream, Carl Elliott ; with a foreword by Peter D. Kramer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-332) 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
- The perfect voice -- The true self -- The face behind the mask -- The loneliness of the late-night television watcher -- The identity bazaar -- Three ways to feel homesick -- Pilgrims and strangers -- Resident aliens -- Amputees by choice -- Bringing up baby -- Second acts -- Conclusion: the tyranny of happiness
- Control code
- 2218128
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 357 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393052015
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2002015947
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm50738254
Subject
- trueHistory writing -- Science, technology, and medicine
- trueMedical innovations -- Social aspects
- Medical innovations -- Social aspects -- United States
- trueMedical innovations -- United States -- History
- National characteristics, American
- trueNational characteristics, American
- trueScience Writing -- Medicine | Medical Breakthroughs
- Self Concept -- Popular Works
- trueSelf-perception
- trueHappiness
- Social Medicine -- Popular Works
- trueSocial control
- Social medicine -- United States
- trueSocial medicine -- United States
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- trueUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
- Social Control, Informal -- Popular Works
- Happiness -- Popular Works
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