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Hands (Princeton Science Library) [Paperback]

John Napier (Author), Russell H. Tuttle (Editor)

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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

[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

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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.

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HANDS is a book about the anatomy, function, and evolution of the human hand, but since we are not a one-off product of nature but a species with close nonhuman relatives it is also about the hands of monkeys and apes. Read the first page
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Exceptional science and witty writing 12 Feb 2009
By T. F. Mccoy - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
As a physician and ergonomist I found this book to be stimulating, fun, informative, and very useful. The hand is too often overlooked or treated shabbily in our work and daily living. Though it connects us to our world, we tend to take it for granted. This book helps all of us to overcome that error. Get the book, enjoy it. It is worth the money and the time reading it.
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Amazon.com sells refurbished items as new 21 Feb 2010
By Hambergler - Published on Amazon.com
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This book was a great read. It has a wide variety of applications (law enforcement, anthropology, medical etc) and is suitable for even a novice reader.

On the hand, I purchased my book "new" from Amazon. I received a book with a dog-earred page and highlighting. Because I needed this book for a college assignment, I could not just send it back. Afterwards, I found another person interested in my marked up book and bought another for myself (to keep for later reading/reference).

I've recently purchased yet another item from Amazon that was used and is being sold as new. I called their support (well they call you after you request a call) and complained. I ended up getting a refund (only for items under $40 they say) and didn't have to return my item.
Awe Inspiring! 21 Dec 2011
By Christine Fawley - Published on Amazon.com
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In our erotic touch technique series and couples massage videos, we show how to use your hands for maximum pleasure - the hands are the most dexterous, sensitive part of the human body and our best tool for giving pleasure! This book was absolutely inspiring, tracing the evolutionary and biological origins of our amazing human hands. For anybody interested in the human hand, this book is an essential resource, that will give you more information than you ever thought possible about this amazing part of being human!

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