Body Has a Head - Hardcover

Eckstein, Gustav

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ISBN 10: 0002110954 ISBN 13: 9780002110952

Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1971

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Awesome and magnificent as the body itself, here is the one book that explains the mysteries of human anatomy from head to heart; muscles to metabolism; bones to blood and beyond in a way certain to captivate. It cuts through jargon and transcends the ordinary to let you get to know all about your body: how it adapts, how it protects itself, how it senses the world, how it grows. An indispensable book for everyone who has ever felt a sense of wonder for the remarkable machine that remains infinitely superior to every human invention.

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The scope of this book is nothing less than the scope of man. --Newsweek

An endlessly enchanting, stimulating work of high literary value. --Modern Medicine

Stimulating . . . profound . . . vivid. --Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

Gustav Eckstein was a medical doctor, scientist, writer, teacher and philosopher. He taught mainly at University of Cincinnati, but also visited the Soviet Union several times and studied with Ivan Pavlov, the pioneer in the field of conditioned reflexes. Eckstein was the author of 10 books ranging from fiction to scientific, including Canary, and the bestselling The Body Has a Head, first published in 1969. He died in 1981.

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