Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Title: Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum Author: Gavin Francis ISBN: 9780465079681 Publisher: Basic Books Published: 2015 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: Used: Near Fine Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Wellness 1656905 Publisher Description: "Adventures in Human Being, with its deft mix of the clinical and the lyrical, is a triumph of the eloquent brain and the compassionate heart." -- Wall Street Journal We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory, an enigma of bone and muscle, neurons and synapses. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to well-being, or the why the foot holds the key to our humanity? In Adventures in Hu