books by Michael Gershon

books by Michael Gershon

books:

Michael Gershon

Searching for Meaning in Midrash: Lessons for Everyday Living

Michael Katz, Gershon Schwartz

Jewish Publication Society of America, 2002

This is an excellent book for getting more meaning out of the Torah/ Pentateuch.
The Oral Torah was handed down for generations from Moses. It is the complement to the Written Torah. Keep in mind that the original Torah was written without vowels or punctuation; the implication being that there had to be an oral Torah to understand the written one. ...

The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine

Michael Gershon

Harper Paperbacks, 1999

Step-by-step research overview
I'm extremly glad I've read this book before attending medical school. The author provides a textbook quality overview of the enteric nervous system in so many pages without boring or confusing the reader in the slightest bit. I loved this book and wish there were more ...

Swimming in the Sea of Talmud

Michael Katz, Gershon Schwartz

Jewish Publication Society of America, 1998

A remarkable achievement...When will have have Vol. 2?
I think that most readers who would read this review already know what the Talmud is, so I hope I am right in skipping over that explanation. Having studied some Talmud myself, it is a little like going to law school, but not having the advantage of being able to ...

The Second Brain : The Scientific Basis of Gut Instinct and a Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous ...

Michael Gershon

HarperCollins, 1998

A modern primer on the digestive tract, and more
The long tradition of first rate scientists who are also talented writers, such as Lewis Thomas and James Watson, is happily continued in "The Second Brain". Gershon describes the operation of the gut for the layman, managing to strike just the right tone without ...

Swimming in the Sea of Talmud (Lessons For Everyday Living)
Michael Katz, Gershon Schwartz

The Jewish Publication Society, 1997

Brain and Body in Sport and Exercise: Biofeedback Applications in Performance Enhancement

Wiley, 2002

With the remarkable technical advances of recent years, the use of highly technical means of sport psychology has gained momentum. Biofeedback (BFB) typifies one of the most important perspective methods of training athletes for better self-control and relaxation. This book aims to show how BFB techniques can be used with these new ...