The Hand - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hand write by Frank R. Wilson. This book was released on 1999-09-14. The Hand available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "A startling argument . . . provocative . . . absorbing." --The Boston Globe "Ambitious . . . arresting . . . celebrates the importance of hands to our lives today as well as to the history of our species." --The New York Times Book Review The human hand is a miracle of biomechanics, one of the most remarkable adaptations in the history of evolution. The hands of a concert pianist can elicit glorious sound and stir emotion; those of a surgeon can perform the most delicate operations; those of a rock climber allow him to scale a vertical mountain wall. Neurologist Frank R. Wilson makes the striking claim that it is because of the unique structure of the hand and its evolution in cooperation with the brain that Homo sapiens became the most intelligent, preeminent animal on the earth. In this fascinating book, Wilson moves from a discussion of the hand's evolution--and how its intimate communication with the brain affects such areas as neurology, psychology, and linguistics--to provocative new ideas about human creativity and how best to nurture it. Like Oliver Sacks and Stephen Jay Gould, Wilson handles a daunting range of scientific knowledge with a surprising deftness and a profound curiosity about human possibility. Provocative, illuminating, and delightful to read, The Hand encourages us to think in new ways about one of our most taken-for-granted assets. "A mark of the book's excellence [is that] it makes the reader aware of the wonder in trivial, everyday acts, and reveals the complexity behind the simplest manipulation." --The Washington Post
The Hand Book
The Hand Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Hand Book write by Miryam Z. Wahrman. This book was released on 2016-05-03. The Hand Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Handwashing, as part of basic hygiene, is a no-brainer. Whenever there's an outbreak of a contagious disease, we are advised that the first line of defense is proper handwashing. Nonetheless, many people, including healthcare workers, ignore this advice and routinely fail to wash their hands. Those who neglect to follow proper handwashing protocols put us at risk for serious disease - and even death. In this well-researched book, Wahrman discusses the microbes that live among us, both benign and malevolent. She looks at how ancient cultures dealt with disease and hygiene and how scientific developments led to the germ theory, which laid the foundation for modern hygiene. She investigates hand hygiene in clinical settings, where lapses by medical professionals can lead to serious, even deadly, complications. She explains how microbes found on environmental surfaces can transmit disease and offers strategies to decrease transmission from person to person. The book's final chapter explores initiatives for grappling with ever more complex microbial issues, such as drug resistance and the dangers of residing in an interconnected world, and presents practical advice for hand hygiene and reducing infection. With chapters that conclude with handy reference lists, The Hand Book serves as a road map to safer hands and better hygiene and health. It is essential reading for the general public, healthcare professionals, educators, parents, community leaders, and politicians.
The Handbook
The Handbook - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Handbook write by Jim Benton. This book was released on 2017-09-26. The Handbook available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Jim Benton, bestselling author of Dear Dumb Diary and Franny K. Stein, brings us a fresh new middle grade novel about breaking all the rules! There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, though. When mysterious goings-on begin to occur in the neighborhood, the trio investigates the hidden box from Jack's garage. In it, they find the Secret Parent's Handbook and with it all the means to subvert the irrational rules and petty tyranny of their home lives. No more clean rooms! No more vegetables! No more brushed hair or washed hands! It's all videogames and junk food all the time! But the authorities -- and the resistance -- have taken notice of the strange goings-on in Jack and his friends' neighborhood. And they are closing in . . .
Bird Hand Book
Bird Hand Book - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bird Hand Book write by . This book was released on 2001. Bird Hand Book available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, Victor Schrager has elegantly photographed more than 100 species of birds in the hands of ornithologists. Rich platinum prints portray a human hand transformed into a delicate pedestal for an even more delicate creature.
To Make As Perfectly As Possible
To Make As Perfectly As Possible - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook To Make As Perfectly As Possible write by Roubo (M., André Jacob). This book was released on 2013-06-15. To Make As Perfectly As Possible available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first English-language translation of the French 18th-century classic text on woodworking.
