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Hands by Napier, John
by Napier, John | PB | VeryGood
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- Binding
- Paperback
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780691025476
- Publication Name
- Hands
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication Year
- 1993
- Series
- Princeton Science Library
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Features
- Revised
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 200 Pages
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Intended for all readers--including magicians, detectives, musicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anthropologists--this book offers a thorough account of that most intriguing and most human of appendages: the hand. In this illustrated work, John Napier explores a wide range of absorbing subjects such as fingerprints, handedness, gestures, fossil remains, and the making and using of tools.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691025479
ISBN-13
9780691025476
eBay Product ID (ePID)
909057
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Hands
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Publication Year
1993
Series
Princeton Science Library
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
9
Lc Classification Number
Qm548.N35 1993
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
"Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination." -- The New York Times Book Review, "Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction."-- Annals of Human Biology, Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination. -- The New York Times Book Review, Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction., "Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination." -- The New York Times Book Review "Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction."-- Annals of Human Biology, [John Napier's] book is deliberately 'not too technical,' light and full of wit. . . . Fingerprints, gestures, nerves, bone, hand hair--all are given attention . . . in this interesting survey. -- Scientific American, [John Napier's] book is deliberately 'not too technical,' light and full of wit. . . . Fingerprints, gestures, nerves, bone, hand hair--all are given attention . . . in this interesting survey., "Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination."-- The New York Times Book Review "Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction."-- Annals of Human Biology, "Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction." -- Annals of Human Biology, Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination., "[John Napier's] book is deliberately 'not too technical,' light and full of wit. . . . Fingerprints, gestures, nerves, bone, hand hair--all are given attention . . . in this interesting survey." -- Scientific American, "[John Napier's] book is deliberately 'not too technical,' light and full of wit. . . . Fingerprints, gestures, nerves, bone, hand hair--all are given attention . . . in this interesting survey."-- Scientific American, Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction. -- Annals of Human Biology
Table of Content
List of Illustrations and Figures Foreword Acknowledgments Pt. 1 Nature and Evolution of the Hand Ch. 1 "You Need Hands. . ." 3 Ch. 2 Structure of the Hand 13 Ch. 3 Function of the Hand 55 Ch. 4 Evolution of the Hand 73 Pt. 2 Social and Cultural Aspects of the Hand Ch. 5 Tool-Using and Tool-Making 97 Ch. 6 Handedness 121 Ch. 7 Fingerprints 131 Ch. 8 Gestures 143 Suggested Reading and References 159 Index 169
Copyright Date
1993
Topic
Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, Anatomy
Lccn
92-014513
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science, Medical
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