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23) The everything guide to anatomy and physiology: all you need to know about how the human body works
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Walks you through all the structures of the body, and tells you all you need to know about anatomy and physiology. Whether you need clarification for a class, or just desire to learn more for your own curiosity's sake, the simple explanations and clear illustrations in this guide will provide a detailed look into the wonders of the human body.
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Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports then ever before in history. As Thomas Pynchon once put it in Gravity's Rainbow, 'it is not often that Death is told so clearly to f ... off'. Over the past three decades, the bounds of the possible in action and adventure sports - from sky-diving to motocross to surfing and beyond - have been pushed farther and faster. A generation's worth of iconoclastic misfits have rewritten the...
28) The body: a complete user's guide : how your body functions, and how to keep it healthy and strong
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"Your body is an incredible machine that can run for more than 80 years without batteries, can self-propel over land and water, can heal itself from most common ailments, and can pair with another of its kind to reproduce. This updated, fully illustrated, easy-to-understand guide from National Geographic explores the intricate systems that make up the marvelous human body--from head to toe, inside and out. Beautifully designed and brimming with fascinating...
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"From your dividing cells to your beating heart, this book takes a comprehensive look at the human body and reveals extraordinary enzymes, defunct body parts and super-powered lymphocytes along the way. In 12 illustrated chapters, Anatomy Bible makes sense of all the body's systems, explains medical terminology and explores questions."--
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Using microphotography to explore the hidden world inside the human body, this program covers three incredible team efforts: the coordination of muscles, bones, heart and circulatory system that makes Mike Powell the world's greatest long jumper; the digestive dynamo that turns a simple sandwich eaten by five-time Olympic gold medalist Bonnie Blair into raw energy for a blistering sprint down the ice; and the ultimate event--the development of a new...
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Bringing together the latest scientific discoveries and drawing on interviews with scientists from around the world, Dr. Roberts illustrates that our evolution has resulted in something that is awe-inspiring yet far from perfect. Our embryonic development is a quirky mix of new and old, with strokes of genius alongside accommodated glitches and imperfections that are all inherited from distant ancestors. For instance, our development and evolutionary...
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