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The remarkable life of the skin : an intimate journey across our largest organ / Monty Lyman.
How does our diet affect our skin? What makes the skin age? And why can't we tickle ourselves? Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest growing organ. We see it, touch it and live in it every day. It's a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It's also one of the first things people see about us and is crucial to our sense of identity. And yet how much do we really know about it? Through the lenses of science, sociology and history, Dr Monty Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how the skin is far stranger and more complex than you've ever imagined.
Record details
- ISBN: 0802129404
- ISBN: 9780802129406
- Physical Description: xvii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-274) and index. |
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| Subject: | Skin > Popular works. Skin > Aging. Skin > Diseases. Human skin color > Social aspects. Human skin color > Psychological aspects. |
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