{"product_id":"book-ax7e","title":"The Anatomy of Hope","description":"An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can change\u003cbr\u003ethe course of illness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince the time of the ancient Greeks, human beings have believed that hope is essential to life. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Harvard Medical School professor and\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer Jerome Groopman shows us why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe search for hope is most urgent at the patient’s bedside.\u003cb\u003e The Anatomy of Hope\u003c\/b\u003e takes us there, bringing us into the lives of people at pivotal moments when they reach for and find hope--or when it eludes their grasp. Through these intimate portraits, we learn how to distinguish true hope from false, why some people feel they are undeserving of it, and whether we should ever abandon our search.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan hope contribute to recovery by changing physical well-being? To answer this hotly debated question, Groopman embarked on an investigative journey to cutting-edge laboratories where researchers are unraveling an authentic biology of hope. There he finds a scientific basis for understanding the role of this vital emotion in the outcome of illness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is a book that offers a new way of thinking about hope, with a message for all readers, not only patients and their families. \"We are just beginning to appreciate hope’s reach,\" Groopman writes, \"and have not defined its limits. I see hope as the very heart of healing.\"","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341454057776,"sku":"BDax7e","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/226617-ax7e-Square.jpg?v=1734062418","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ax7e","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}