The Power To Heal : Ancient Arts & Modern Medicine by Rick Smolan (1990) Hardcover

Oversized book. From the inside flap.."The Power to Heal is an extraordinary look at the emotions, the mystery, the faces, and the remarkable diversity of health, healing, and medicine around the world. Breathtaking original photographs, detailed captions, and illuminating essays combine to present a unique and hopeful portrait of humanity's age-old fascination with the body and how to keep it healthy. In the fall of 1990, one hundred of the world's leading photographers and a score of equally celebrated writers--among them Dr. Michael Crichton, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross--agreed to undertake a worldwide quest to capture the essence of healing. These explorers found remarkable connections between the ancient arts and modern medicine., connections made more vivid by today's struggle to find a healthy way of life in a world of scarcity and turmoil. Journey through the pages of this book and discover: Tibetan healers using miraculous "precious pills" made of dia