Spare Parts In Praise of Your Appendix and Other Unappreciated Organs |
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| Author:
| Rinzler, Carol Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5107-1250-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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Charles Darwin considered them extraneous, but this witty book sheds modern scientific light on the Darwin Six -- appendix, tailbone, "third eyelid," wisdom teeth, external ear muscles, body hair -- once considered useless, now known to be both valuable and interesting, plus a chapter on the true "dispensables," parts with which we can indeed dispense. Along the way, best-selling author Rinzler weaves in Darwin's brilliant and ground-breaking theories of evolution and shares...
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Charles Darwin considered them extraneous, but this witty book sheds modern scientific light on the Darwin Six -- appendix, tailbone, "third eyelid," wisdom teeth, external ear muscles, body hair -- once considered useless, now known to be both valuable and interesting, plus a chapter on the true "dispensables," parts with which we can indeed dispense. Along the way, best-selling author Rinzler weaves in Darwin's brilliant and ground-breaking theories of evolution and shares insights into what the human body may look like millennia from now.