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Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine (Paperback)

by Candace B. Pert (Author) "SCIENTISTS, by nature, are not creatures who commonly seek out or enjoy the public spotlight..." (more)
Key Phrases: healing feeling, peptide design, peptide generation, Turning Point, Crossing Over, Coming Together (more...)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1 edition (February 17, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0684846349
ISBN-13: 978-0684846347
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (117 customer reviews)

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The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins on page 131, and Back Matter
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5.0 out of 5 stars Reads Like A Thriller, August 12, 2002

By	Carol Bardelli and Jerry Bardelli (Silver Springs, NV USA) - See all my reviews

Molecules of Emotion by Candace Pert Ph.D. reads like a high tech medical thriller. The fact that it's autobiographical non-fiction never detracts and it proves an intriguing and surprisingly entertaining read. An often controversial and brilliant research scientist, Candace Pert has been on the cutting edge since the early 1970's, particularly in biomolecular medicine. She has contributed enormously to the paradigm shift in scienctific research that lead to proof of the mind-body connection in the laboratory. Her book takes the reader along on her often rocky journey in a burgeoning field and reveals the inside politics of the "old boy" club modern science has yet to outgrow today. Pert makes complicated science seem easy to understand and dishes it up in palatable bites. The plot alternates between a front row seat at one of her popular lectures and the wider view of her life as a scientist. From Ph.D. candidate at Johns Hopkins, controversial NIH insider to extensive lecturer, she shows the dark side of her professional journey as well as the gratifying career-making highs. She touches on her roles as a wife, mother of three and decidedly feminine woman in an alpha male field. What many will find truely thrilling about this book is the revolutionary science behind mind-body medicine and the promise of a brighter future for all humanity as the science is put into practice. A "must read" for nearly everyone. Of particular interest to women embarking on a career in the sciences or mind-body medicine advocates.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A very worthy discussion of mind-body communication!, August 16, 1999

By	Christopher M. Adams (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel (Hardcover)

Dr. Perts book is worth reading by any one interested in understanding the interrelationship between our body, mind, emotions and health. Much better than the many dogmatic eastern books so lacking in western-scientific thought, Dr. Pert makes the science easily understandable by laypersons. Those who criticize her "whining" against her former mentors obviously didn't finish the book, or they would have seen her own admission for her need to release the unhealthy emotions she harbored for being slighted by her male colleagues who took the credit for her valuable discovery. It's seems her detractors are the ones who are whining too much! Thought her writing is perhaps shaky at first (she lacks the eloquence of say, E.O. Wilson), she finds her stride midway through, presenting an intriguing account of the science behind the vital two-way communication continuously going on within us. While her descent into religion and spirituality was disappointing (she should have stuck with emotions - which are enough to convey her point), the book still reflects a solid effort.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good read, but wrong title, July 31, 2005

By	Tom Perigrin "TIP" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I purchased the book expecting to read about peptides, receptors, structure activity relationships, and the relationship between "molecules" and "emotions". Instead, I got an interesting book about being a woman scientist in a male dominated field, and the inside political struggles of being a grad student, post doc, etc. I read about choosing publication dates, the struggle for the Lasker prize, etc. Having "been there, done that", I can attest that Dr Pert is right about everything she says. Her story is very well written, engaging, and even entertaining.

But I didn't want to read about the POLITICS and SOCIOLOGY of studying the molecules of emotion. I wanted a review of the area, giving pertainent molecular, chemical, biochemical and psychological information. Of course, such a tome might not sell as well to the general public, but I'm not convinced that the general public will be all that interested in the power struggles that go on in academia and the palace.

I would line up for a second book by Dr Pert - one that reviews the area in the fashion described.

However, that doesn't mean the current book isn't without merit. I will probably recommend this book to beginning graduate students, along with other classics such as Brook's "The Mythical Man Month". I have seldom seen such a clearly defined expositon of the cut-throat nature of academia and big science as this book. I wonder how many grad students will be dismayed by the revelation that science is 10% inspiration, 50% persperation, and 40% politics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read about how Medical Research really is. Political and greedy
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