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Mentored by a Madman

The William Burroughs Experiment

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2019
Notting Hill Editions (Verlag)
978-1-912559-12-1 (ISBN)

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A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures for Parkinson's Disease, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients crave.

A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures for Parkinson's Disease, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients crave. He enters a powerful plea for the return of imagination to medical research.

Andrew Lees is a Professor of Neurology at the National Hospital, London. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the American Academy of Neurology Life Time Achievement Award, the Association of British Neurologist's Medal, the Dingebauer Prize for outstanding research and the Gowers Medal. He is one of the three most highly cited Parkinson's disease researchers in the world. He is the author of several books, including Ray of Hope, runner-up in the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and The Silent Plague.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.01.2019
Zusatzinfo	4
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	190 x 220 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
ISBN-10	1-912559-12-9 / 1912559129
ISBN-13	978-1-912559-12-1 / 9781912559121
Zustand	Neuware