The healing heart: antidotes to panic and helplessnessDiscusses the massive heart attack Cousins suffered in 1980, the events leading up to the attack, the importance of coping with panic, the treatment process, his intensive rehabilitation program, and his recovery |
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THE RECKONING | 29 |
SECOND TIME AROUND | 44 |
COUNTERATTACK | 62 |
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