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Pros: Encapsulates a wide array of valuable information, putting you in conversation with your body at a depth that is equally as challenging for aspiring healthcare workers as it is for patients. Cons: see pros. Not the book for you if you are interested in looking at a particular body system, disease, process etc. Room for improvement: inclusion of diagrams and images throughout the book, rather than in an isolated section in its interior Overall, a great introductory book to the complexity and history of medicine.