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1. 1. The Science Of Last Things

   Essays on Deep Time and the Boundaries of the Self

   

   Through linked essays, Ellen Wayland-Smith examines the body at life's thresholds—birth, loss, illness, and mental breakdown—using personal narrative alongside mythology, poetry, and cultural history. The collection reframes individuality by tracing connections between the human, the nonhuman, and natural processes, exploring medicine, mortality, and the restorative power of nature in a spare, reflective way.

   The 17007th Greatest Book of All Time

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