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Although the inspiration for Galen's Peri Alypias was the fire of Rome in 192 AD and the loss of many of Galen's books, the genre of writing on the prevention and cures of grief date back to 5th century BC Greece with Antiphon the Sophist's Peri Alypias, as described by Plutarch. [4]
Galen produced more work than any author in antiquity, [1] His surviving work runs to over 2.6 million words, and many more of his writings are now lost. [1]Karl Gottlob Kühn of Leipzig (1754–1840) published an edition of 122 of Galen's writings between 1821 and 1833.
Galen's writings were shown by Vesalius to describe details present in monkeys but not in humans, and he demonstrated Galen's limitations through books and hands-on demonstrations despite fierce opposition from orthodox pro-Galenists such as Jacobus Sylvius. Since Galen states that he is using observations of monkeys (human dissection was ...
The list also includes one book that won two categories: Romance queen Emily Henry's "Funny Story" was readers' pick for both "Best Romance" and "Best Audiobook," which was a newly introduced ...
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was The Women by Kristin Hannah with 10 weeks at the top of the list, followed by Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros with 6 weeks at the top of the list and It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 5 weeks at the top of the list.
List of The New York Times number-one books of 2024 This page was last edited on 6 November 2023, at 22:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The list was compiled by a team of critics and editors at The New York Times and, with the input of 503 writers and academics, assessed the books based on their impact, originality, and lasting influence. The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging ...
The book on which the movie/TV series is based Type Genre Premiere date Distribution company / original broadcasting network One Day "One Day" by David Nicholls: TV series Romantic drama February 8, 2024 Netflix Spaceman "Spaceman of Bohemia" by Jaroslav Kalfař: Movie Science fiction, drama February 23, 2024 Netflix Dune: Part Two "Dune" by ...