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Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the
- Publication Date
- 2013-05-21
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN
- 9781934137628
- Subject Area
- Social Science, Science, Medical
- Publication Name
- Leonardo's Foot : How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World
- Publisher
- Bellevue Literary Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / Physical, History, Anatomy
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 10.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
ISBN-10
1934137626
ISBN-13
9781934137628
eBay Product ID (ePID)
159852307
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Leonardo's Foot : How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Subject
Life Sciences / Evolution, Anthropology / Physical, History, Anatomy
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Science, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-004519
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs An in-depth look at the anatomy and history of feet reveals their often overlooked importance in human evolution, medicine and art." — Science News Stylish, informative, entertaining, and pleasantly personal . . . Whether Rinzler is exploring how our feet explain or illuminate such topics as evolution, disability, racism, diet, or desire, she maintains a fascinating perspective on the peculiarities of being human." — Rain Taxi Review of Books This neat little book draws a clear picture of our feet, providing understanding that extends far beyond the obvious. Readers often like to walk away from a book feeling they learned something—that the author left them with a new way to look at an old idea, and this book fulfills that need." — City Book Review Rinzler lifts the lowly human foot to new heights in this appealing book." — Booklist (starred review) Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this #145;underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" — RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED , Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." —Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" — SANDRA OPDYCKE , author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America This book will amaze you as it walks you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity—or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." — GARY STONES , DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association, A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs "An in-depth look at the anatomy and history of feet reveals their often overlooked importance in human evolution, medicine and art." -- Science News "Stylish, informative, entertaining, and pleasantly personal . . . Whether Rinzler is exploring how our feet explain or illuminate such topics as evolution, disability, racism, diet, or desire, she maintains a fascinating perspective on the peculiarities of being human." -- Rain Taxi Review of Books "This neat little book draws a clear picture of our feet, providing understanding that extends far beyond the obvious. Readers often like to walk away from a book feeling they learned something--that the author left them with a new way to look at an old idea, and this book fulfills that need." -- City Book Review "Rinzler lifts the lowly human foot to new heights in this appealing book." -- Booklist (starred review) "Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this 'underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" -- RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED , Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee "Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." --Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY "Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" -- SANDRA OPDYCKE , author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America "This book will amaze you as it walks you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity--or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." -- GARY STONES , DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association, A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs "Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." --Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY "Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" -- SANDRA OPDYCKE , author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America "This book will amaze you as it walks you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity--or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." -- GARY STONES , DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association "Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this 'underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" -- RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED , Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee, A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs "Rinzler lifts the lowly human foot to new heights in this appealing book." -- Booklist (starred review) Whether discussing the ideal human form in classical antiquity, the impressive depth of the arching soles on the figures in Botticelli's Birth of Venus, an array of foot maladies and how they have affected luminaries from Lord Byron to Benjamin Franklin, or the racy history of foot fetishism, Carol Ann Rinzler has created a wonderfully engaging cultural biography of our lowest extremities. This is social history and popular science writing at its most entertaining--page after page of fascinating facts, based around the playful notion that appreciating this often overlooked part of our body is essential to understanding what it is to be human. "Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this 'underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" -- RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED , Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee "Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." --Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY "Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" -- SANDRA OPDYCKE , author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America "This book will amaze you as it walks you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity--or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." -- GARY STONES , DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association, "Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." --Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY "Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" -- SANDRA OPDYCKE , author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America "This book will amaze you as it "walks" you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity--or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." -- GARY STONES , DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association "Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this 'underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" -- RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED , Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee, A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs "An in-depth look at the anatomy and history of feet reveals their often overlooked importance in human evolution, medicine and art." --Science News "Stylish, informative, entertaining, and pleasantly personal . . . Whether Rinzler is exploring how our feet explain or illuminate such topics as evolution, disability, racism, diet, or desire, she maintains a fascinating perspective on the peculiarities of being human." --Rain Taxi Review of Books "This neat little book draws a clear picture of our feet, providing understanding that extends far beyond the obvious. Readers often like to walk away from a book feeling they learned something--that the author left them with a new way to look at an old idea, and this book fulfills that need." --City Book Review "Rinzler lifts the lowly human foot to new heights in this appealing book." --Booklist (starred review) "Carol Ann Rinzler has written a surprising and delightful book about this 'underwhelming, underreported, and completely indispensable' part of the human body. It's amazing what you'll learn!" --RICHARD N. GOTTFRIED, Chair, New York State Assembly Health Committee "Carol Ann Rinzler weaves together material from art, literature, science, and history to broaden our understanding of the human foot. Her book is by turns entertaining, enlightening, and altogether satisfying." --Congresswoman CAROLYN B. MALONEY "Among the many pleasures of this book are the intriguing subject, Carol Ann Rinzler's lively and accessible writing style, and the amazing array of information she has gathered from so many different fields . . . Who knew that the story of our own feet could be so fascinating?" --SANDRA OPDYCKE, author of No One Was Turned Away and Jane Addams and Her Vision for America "This book will amaze you as it walks you through evolution, history, mythology, and a good dose of anatomy, to enlighten you about the role of the Humble Human Foot in bringing human beings to where we are today. Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, and well written, it is a must read for anyone involved in caring for our lower extremity--or interested in our evolution. In short, you will never view the foot the same way again." --GARY STONES, DPM, President, New York State Podiatric Medical Association
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
612
Synopsis
A Selection of the Scientific American, History, and BOMC2 Book Clubs "An in-depth look at the anatomy and history of feet reveals their often overlooked importance in human evolution, medicine and art." -- Science News "Stylish, informative, entertaining, and pleasantly personal . . . Whether Rinzler is exploring how our feet explain or illuminate such topics as evolution, disability, racism, diet, or desire, she maintains a fascinating perspective on the peculiarities of being human." -- Rain Taxi Review of Books "This neat little book draws a clear picture of our feet, providing understanding that extends far beyond the obvious. Readers often like to walk away from a book feeling they learned something--that the author left them with a new way to look at an old idea, and this book fulfills that need." -- City Book Review "Rinzler lifts the lowly human foot to new heights in this appealing book." -- Booklist (starred review) Leonardo's Foot stretches back to the fossil record and forward to recent discoveries in evolutionary science to demonstrate that it was our feet rather than our brains that first distinguished us from other species within the animal kingdom. Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci's statement that "the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," Carol Ann Rinzler leads us on a fascinating stroll through science, medicine, and culture to shed light on the role our feet have played in the evolution of civilization. Whether discussing the ideal human form in classical antiquity, the impressive depth of the arching soles on the figures in Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus, an array of foot maladies and how they have affected luminaries from Lord Byron to Benjamin Franklin, or delving into the history of foot fetishism, Rinzler has created a wonderfully diverse catalog of details on our lowest extremities. This is popular science writing at its most entertaining--page after page of fascinating facts, based around the playful notion that appreciating this often overlooked part of our body is essential to understanding what it is to be human. Carol Ann Rinzler , a former nutrition columnist for the New York Daily News, has contributed to a number of publications, including the New York Times. She is the author of more than twenty books on health and medicine, including Nutrition for Dummies, an international bestseller translated into fourteen languages.
LC Classification Number
QP34.5
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