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Heart: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Important Organ
Written by Johannes Hinrich von Borstel
Narrated by Ben Allen
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This lively and informative exploration of the heart offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A doctor, prospective cardiologist, and former paramedic, von Borstel relates to the human side of heart medicine. His many tips on how to give your ticker the best chance of enduring for as long as possible include one that will certainly be close to many people's hearts: have more sex! Oh, and eat more vegetables…
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