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18%OFFMary Roach - Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War - 9781786070890 - V9781786070890
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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

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Description for Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Paperback. The Curious Science of Humans at War. In this New York Times bestseller the inimitable Mary Roach explores the military's odd and obscure adversaries and meets the scientists who seek to conquer them. Engrossing, insightful and laugh-out-loud funny, 'Grunt' is an irresistible ride to the wilder shores of modern military life. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 IMAGES. .
A finalist for the Los Angeles Times Science & Technology Book Prize `The most entertaining writer in science' - The Times, Books of the Year War. Mention it and most of us think of history, of conflicts on foreign soil, of heroism and compromise, of strategy and weapons. But there's a whole other side to the gruesome business of the battlefield. In Grunt, the inimitable Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786070890
SKU
V9781786070890
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99-50

About Mary Roach
Mary Roach is the New York Times-bestselling author of several popular science books. She has written for the Guardian, Wired, BBC Focus, GQ and Vogue. She lives in California.

Reviews for Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
`An absorbing tale that blends compassion and a bracing realpolitik into a fascinating account of one woman's unquenchable will to not only survive but thrive.'
Irish Times
`Roach [is] a gentle, highly original and exceptionally funny science writer...Grunt is an extraordinary piece of reporting...alive with stories and gobbets of trivia, many of them told for the first time.' ... Read more

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