Hands
John Napier

Revised by Russell H. Tuttle

Paper | 1993 | $19.95 / £11.95
200 pp. | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

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Intended for all readers--including magicians, detectives, musicians, orthopedic surgeons, and anthropologists--this book offers a thorough account of that most intriguing and most human of appendages: the hand. In this illustrated work, John Napier explores a wide range of absorbing subjects such as fingerprints, handedness, gestures, fossil remains, and the making and using of tools.

Reviews:

"Maybe Newton was right about the thumb [that it was evidence of God's existence], but there is far more to arouse wonder in the hand than he knew, and Dr. Napier indicates its scope with authority and imagination."--The New York Times Book Review
"Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction."--Annals of Human Biology

"[John Napier's] book is deliberately 'not too technical,' light and full of wit. . . . Fingerprints, gestures, nerves, bone, hand hair--all are given attention . . . in this interesting survey."--Scientific American

"Each fascinating chapter in this book is a conjured mixture of anecdote, entertainment, and instruction."--Annals of Human Biology

Table of Contents

This book has been translated into:

• Chinese (Simplified)

Series:

• Princeton Science Library

Subject Areas:

• Biological Sciences
• Anthropology

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For customers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Australia
Paper: $19.95 ISBN13: 978-0-691-02547-6

For customers in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and India
Paper: £11.95 ISBN13: 978-0-691-02547-6

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