Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum by Gavin Francis

Adventures in Human Being: A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum

Gavin Francis

272 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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We assume we know our bodies intimately, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. How many of us understand the way seizures affect the brain, how the heart is connected to wellbeing, or the why the foot carries the key to our humanity?...

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Moods

informative 89%
reflective 57%
inspiring 36%
challenging 15%
emotional 10%
relaxing 10%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
hopeful 5%
lighthearted 5%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 26%
slow 10%

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