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How We Live by Sherwin B. Nuland — WisdomDeck honest review

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How We Live

by Sherwin B. Nuland

The companion: how the body works, from blood to brain, told through cases. Nuland's wonder at the machinery.

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Three things you will actually use

The body is wisdom.
Balance is life.
Marvel.

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Nuland on living.

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