The Emperor of All Maladies : A Biography of Cancer (Record no. 1305)
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| fixed length control field | 01383nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780007250929 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 616.994 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Mukherjee, Siddhartha |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Emperor of All Maladies : A Biography of Cancer |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 4th |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Fourth Estate |
| Year of publication | 2011 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xviii,573 Pages |
| Other physical details | 20x13 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011 Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011 Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize In The Emperor of All Maladies, Siddhartha Mukherjee, doctor, researcher and award-winning science writer, examines cancer with a cellular biologist's precision, a historian's perspective, and a biographer's passion. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Index, Notes, Bibliography, Glossary and Illustrations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | A "biography" of cancer from its origins to the epic battle to cure, control, and conquer it. A combination of medical history, cutting-edge science, and narrative journalism that transforms the listener's understanding of cancer and much of the world around them. The author provides a glimpse into the future of cancer treatments and offers a bold new perspective on the way doctors, scientists, philosophers, and lay people have observed and understood the human body for millennia. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Cancer |
| -- | Cancer -- History |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2016-11-24 | MSL | 722.50 | 616.994 M9536E 2011 | 17841 | Books |