The Body Has a Head by Gustav Eckstein

The Body Has a Head by Gustav Eckstein

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Awesome and magnificent as the body itself, here is the one book that explains the mysteries of human anatomy, from head to heart, bones to blood and beyond, in a way certain to captivate.

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The Body Has a Head by Gustav Eckstein

Awesome and magnificent as the body itself, here is the one book that explains the mysteries of human anatomy, from head to heart, bones to blood and beyond, in a way certain to captivate.

'The scope of this book is nothing less than the scope of man' Newsweek


'An endlessly enchanting, stimulating work of high literary value' Modern Medicine


'Stimulating.. profound... vivid' Wall Street Journal


'A modern classic' Columbus Dispatch

Gustav Eckstein was a medical doctor, scientist, writer, teacher and philosopher. He taught mainly at University of Cincinnati, but also visited the Soviet Union several times and studied with Ivan Pavlov, the pioneer in the field of conditioned reflexes. Eckstein was the author of 10 books ranging from fiction to scientific, including Canary, and the bestselling The Body Has a Head, first published in 1969. He died in 1981.

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ISBN 13 9781911440574
ISBN 10 1911440578
Title The Body Has a Head
Author Gustav Eckstein
Series Prelude Science Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Duckworth Books
Year published 2017-06-15
Number of pages 480
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.