The Healing Bladeis an accessible, dramatic narrative of remarkable advances made in neurosurgery and in understanding the brain during the past decade. Originally published in hardcover by Simon & Schuster in 1993, it has just been re-published in an entirely updated edition by Beck Press and is available through Partners Distributing Company. The book's dramatic format lends itself to live presentation and discussion, which author Ed Sylvester has conducted previously and is prepared to carry out at your bookstore.

Please take a few minutes to see as well as read one of the most dramatic "tales of neurosurgery" in The Healing Blade. The story of Cheryl Jones is delivered here in the same multimedia format Ed uses for in-store talks. The graphics and photos accompanying the story are examples of those he uses. Click here for presentation.

A complete videotape interview on The Healing Blade that aired on Phoenix Fox 10’s “Face the State” program on June 14 is available, as well as a radio interview tape from the syndicated Casper Citron show that aired on WOR New York on June 6. You may send the author email requesting a copy of either tape at ed.sylvester@asu.edu. I especially invite you to take a trip through The Healing Blade featured on this Beck Press web site. There, you can read or download the Foreword and Chapter 1 of the book.

Are Sylvester's talks successful? During a June 24 talk and signing at Borders Books at the Phoenix Biltmore, the store sold 35 copies of The Healing Blade. Ed Sylvester will be available for book talks in Arizona on the dates below. Please contact him directly for more information at the above email address.

Dates and Availability
Aug.8-Aug.23--Statewide, all times and days
Aug.25 onward--Metro Phoenix weekday evenings, Statewide weekends

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