Better than well : American medicine meets the American dream / Carl Elliott ; foreword by Peter D. Kramer.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton, c2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxi, 357 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 039305201X (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • RA418.3.U6 E455 2003
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-332) and index.

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.

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