Lawrence Rothfield is Associate Professor of English at the University of Chicago. Vital Signs offers both a compelling reinterpretation of the nineteenth-century novel and a methodological challenge to literary historians. Rejecting theories that equate realism with representation, Lawrence Rothfield argues that literary history forms a subset of the history of discourses and their attendant practices. He shows how clinical medicine provided Balzac,...

"Vital Signs," a popular column featured in Discover Magazine, has long been a favorite of readers, showcasing, each month, and fascinating new tales of strange illnesses and diseases that baffle doctors and elude diagnosis. Each tale is true and borders on the unbelievable. It's no wonder that throughout the years the column has become an unofficial textbook for medical students, interns, doctors, and anyone interested in human illness and staying...

Nineteen-year-old Brigette McAllister has suffered from complex migraines most of her life. When she takes a tumble down the stairs because of one and comes face to face with Thanatos, a death daemon, she strikes a deal that will change the course of her life forever. After having her heart stolen by the deity, a twist of fate rips them apart and leaves a hole in her memory and her life. Can a trip through the Greek Underworld return to her what was...

Identifies and describes equivalent vital signs of life in our spirit and relates them to the vital signs of life in our body In this book, you will learn about the: VITAL SIGNS OF LIFE IN YOUR BODY, SIGNIFICANT PARTS OF MANKIND, OUR SPIRIT HEART, BORN OF THE SPIRIT VITAL SIGN SPIRITUAL INSIGHT VITAL SIGN RIGHT BELIEVING VITAL SIGN After reading this book you will see yourself as three parts with your spirit being the most important and long-lasting. If...