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Description for The Human Body
Paperback. Covering various ways of understanding it all, this book tells the story of the human body - organs, cells, and various systems. It also contains beautifully reproduced early engravings, and witty original artwork. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AQ; AGH; MFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 94.
Our bodies are the only things we ever truly own, yet most of of us haven't got a clue what they are made of and how they manage to grow, thrive and survive everything we chuck at them. In this delightful little book, the smallest of its kind ever produced, Dr Betts tells the incredible story of the human body, and how it got to where it is today. With useful appendices and a glossary. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "...short and witty ...beautiful woodcuts ...a distillation of ancient alchemical tomes ...rich and artful ... Read more
Our bodies are the only things we ever truly own, yet most of of us haven't got a clue what they are made of and how they manage to grow, thrive and survive everything we chuck at them. In this delightful little book, the smallest of its kind ever produced, Dr Betts tells the incredible story of the human body, and how it got to where it is today. With useful appendices and a glossary. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "...short and witty ...beautiful woodcuts ...a distillation of ancient alchemical tomes ...rich and artful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
94g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Powys, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904263371
SKU
V9781904263371
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Moff Betts
Dr Moff Betts has a practice on the Welsh Borders. He is currently ship's doctor on board MV Invincible with the team attempting to land on Rockall in June 2005. http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/rockall-ho/2005-team.html
Reviews for The Human Body
"... short and witty... rich and artful..." - The Lancet "Descriptions of DNA, the cell, embryology, and the heart are curiously interspersed with the ancient humours, the odd numerology of bodily proportions, and eastern systems of chakras and kundalini. Betts fosters a sense of overall connectedness despite chasms of scale and religion. I felt I was reading a distillation of ... Read more