Melanie Thernstrom

The Pain Chronicles: Cures, Myths, Mysteries, Prayers, Diaries, Brain Scans, Healing, and the Science of Suffering (2010)

I found this book terribly difficult to get through. I was interested in the topic because two family members suffer from chronic pain. My heart hurts for them. My perspective on this book is also tempered by my years as a medical librarian. I expected this book to be a layman's version of the st...