Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Dr. Alexis Carrel, one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, tells us what man is in terms of mental and physical composition and how he can become the true master of his universe if he learns to use his incredible God-given powers wisely.

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