02541cam a2200349 i 4500 509086675 TxAuBib 20210923120000.0 210415s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021016162 9781250274861 HRD 26.99 1250274869 HRD 26.99 TxAuBib rda eng ger Friedl, Reinhard. Der Takt des Lebens English. The source of all things [BOOK] : a heart surgeon's quest to understand our most mysterious organ / Dr. Reinhard Friedl with Shirley Michaela Seul ; translated Gert Reifarth. First U.S. edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021. 307 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Originally published as Der Takt des Lebens. Warum das Herz unser wichtigstes Sinnesorgan ist by Reinhard Freidl, with Shirley Michaela Seul" -Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-296) and index. The heart is our most important organ. Yet despite that it has not changed since the appearance of Homo sapiens 300,000 years ago, it is also our most mysterious. In most human cultures, it is seen as the source of love, sympathy, joy, courage, strength and wisdom. What if the heart could answer questions neurosciences can’t begin to? Having witnessed the extraordinary complexity and unpredictability of human hearts in the operating theatre―each one individual, like a fingerprint―heart surgeon Reinhard Friedl looked again at this “primitive pump” to reconcile it with his experiences from thousands of heart operations. In this book, he presents findings from various scientific disciplines, such as secret connections of the heart and brain and their influence on emotions and consciousness. He reveals the miracle that is the heart that we speak about so often yet is strangely foreign to many human beings. Full of compelling patient stories, The Source of All Things ends with a plea: that we recognize the heart’s wisdom and adopt a more heart-centered way of living, leading to greater health and more joy. Provided by publisher. 20210923. Heart Physiology. Cardiology. Seul, Shirley, 1962-, author. Reifarth, Gert, translator.