211pp. Or card covers. Prev owners name in ink on front end paper. Tells the origin and meaning of 71 metaffects (specialised term that can be used to describe why things happen the way they do) and how they can be used in everyday situations. Some like Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and the Greenhouse Effect are well known. Others like the Biffle Poll, Coolidge Effect and Fiddle factor are less well known but equally intriguing. Size: 8vo.

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Title

The Babinski Reflex and 70 Other Useful and Amusing Metaphors from Science, Psychology, Business, Sports.and Everyday Life.

Publisher

Jeremy P. Tarcher Inc., Los Angeles

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0874775639

ISBN 13

9780874775631

Binding

Trade Paperback

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

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A witty collection of scientific terms metaphorically applied to everyday life

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Lawrence Jones Books
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