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Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"[A] head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body ... a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail"--
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
229 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xi, 209 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
How do imperceptibly small differences in the environment change one’s behavior? What is the anatomy of a bad mood? Does stress shrink our brains? What does People magazine’s list of America’s “50 Most Beautiful People” teach us about nature and nurture? What makes one organism sexy to another? What makes one orgasm different from another? Who will be the winner in the genetic war between the sexes? Welcome to Monkeyluv, a curious and entertaining...
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
255 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the rich and fascinating story of skulls, both human and animal, from every perspective imaginable: historical, biographical, cultural, and iconographic. Presenting details about the parts of the skull (including the cranium, the mandible, the shape and positioning of the eye sockets, and species-specific features like horns, teeth, beaks and bills), information about the science and pseudoscience of skulls, and a look at skulls in religion,...
Publisher
BowTie Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
750 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Original Dog Bible remains the most comprehensive dog lover’s resource on the market: 750 pages and over 500 color photographs cover every topic under the canine sun! The book is divided into eight parts, each fully illustrated and designed for easy reference, plus helpful, entertaining sidebars covering hundreds of related topics. Section I: “The Dog in Our World” starts with the domestication of dog and the development of breeds, explores...
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