{"product_id":"passions-and-tempers-9780060731175","title":"Passions and Tempers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt traces their persistence from medical guidebooks of the past to current health fads, from the testimonies of medical doctors to the theories of scientists, physicians, and philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...this persistent [humoural] theory...has much to teach us...\" -- New York Sun \"Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should.\" -- Washington Post \"...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body.\" -- Publishers Weekly \"To Arikha's immense credit, she provides a thoroughly documented account...\" -- New York Times Book Review \"...a fine job...\" -- New York Times Book Review \"Fascinating...[Passions and Tempers] challenges us to consider the value, and the meaning, of a discredited theory.\" -- Salon.com","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766733439319,"sku":"9780060731175","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780060731175.jpg?v=1758711037","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/passions-and-tempers-9780060731175","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}