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A Heavy Reckoning

What happens when you reach the threshold of life and death - and come back?

As long as humans have lived together on the planet, there have been wars, and injured soldiers and civilians.

But today, as we engage in wars across



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  • Supplier: The Works
  • SKU: 9781781255858
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What happens when you reach the threshold of life & death
- & come back?

As long as humans have lived together on the planet, there have been wars, & injured soldiers & civilians.

But today, as we engage in wars across the globe with increasingly sophisticated technology, we are able to bring people back from ever closer encounters with death. But how do we do it, & what happens next?

Mixing vivid & compelling stories of unexpected survival with astonishing insights into the frontline of medicine, A Heavy Reckoning is a book about how far we have come in saving, healing & restoring the human body.

But what are the costs involved in this hardest of journeys back from the brink?

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781781255858
• Author: Emily Mayhew
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 311
• Dimensions: 22.5 x 14.5 x 3cm

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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