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Head first : the biology of hope and the healing power of the human spirit / Norman Cousins.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
616.08 COU	Adult Non Fiction		Chester Hill .	. Available .

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ISBN	9780140139655 (pbk.)
ISBN	0140139656 (pbk.)
Name	Cousins, Norman author.
Title	Head first : the biology of hope and the healing power of the human spirit / Norman Cousins.
Published	New York Penguin Books, 1990.
Published	©1989
Description	xii, 368 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes	"First published in the United States of America by E.P. Dutton ... 1989"--Title page verso.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-352) and index.
Summary	Cousins' pioneering account of his personal triumph over severe illness was the precursor of hundreds of articles and books dealing with the mind's ability to influence the body's health. HEAD FIRST depicts Cousins' 10-year quest to find the proof that positive attitudes are actually biochemical factors which combat disease.
Subjects	Emotions -- Health aspects
	Mind and body
	Medicine and psychology
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Emotions -- Health aspects . Medicine and psychology . Mind and body . See Also: Health behavior . Medicine, Psychosomatic . Psychiatry . Psychology, Applied . Alexander technique . Body image . Brain . Consciousness . Holistic medicine . Hypnotism . Medicine, Psychosomatic . Mental healing . Mental suggestion . Philosophical anthropology . Psychophysiology . Self . Authors: Cousins, Norman .