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The Curious History of the Heart: A Cultural and Scientific Journey
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Longlist, 2025 Hughes Prize, British Society for the History of Science
Gold Award Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards
Runner-up, 2024 History category, San Francisco Book Festival
Runner-up, 2024 General Non-Fiction, New York Book Festival
For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart—not the brain—was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on th...
Gold Award Winner, 2024 Nonfiction Book Awards
Runner-up, 2024 History category, San Francisco Book Festival
Runner-up, 2024 General Non-Fiction, New York Book Festival
For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart—not the brain—was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on th...