Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient

National Book Award Finalist: The “amazing” New York Times bestseller about the power of laughter and optimism in fighting serious illness ( Chicago Sun-Times ). Norman Cousins’s iconic firsthand account of victory against terminal disease, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient inspired a revolution, encouraging patients to take charge of their own treatment.   A political journalist and activist, Cousins was also a professor of medical humanities at UCLA, where he studied the b