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A tour of the body, telling the natural (evolutionary) history of each part, and the cultural history that records our response to it. Starting with the head, it moves down, chapter-by-chapter to end with the feet.
Chapter titles include Samson'sHair, What's an Eye Without an Eyebrow? A Brief History of Navel-Gazing and Why do Men Have Nipples? With memorable insights, amusing anecdotes and revelations on every page.

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'This is an entertaining, witty and erudite jackdaw's nest of a book... The range of reference is dizzying' -- John Banville, The New York Times Books Review

'lively and enjoyable .. cultural history of the human body' -- Daily Mail
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In this title Michael Sims simultaneously explores the natural history of the body and the cultural history that records our response to it. Divided into sections corresponding with various body parts, this almanac explores every aspect of thehuman form - from the largest organ (the skin) to the evolutionary reasoning behind sexually attractive body parts - witness the cult of aprodite kalipygos ("the goddess with the beautiful buttocks").

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  • PublisherAllen Lane
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 0713995688
  • ISBN 13 9780713995688
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  • Number of pages368
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