Teenagers by David Bainbridge
During the second decade of human life, the body and brain undergo a profound and complex transformation, with emotions and intellect changing as rapidly and unpredictably as weight and height. These changes can be baffling - to teenagers and to those around them alike - but adolescence plays an important evolutionary role in who we become as adults and there are hard scientific facts behind the spots, the smells, and the sexual experimentation, as well as the existential angst, the anger, and the irresistible attraction to all the things that are bad for you. In clear, engaging and amiable prose, David Bainbridge explains the strange and wonderful science of the teenage years.
'Zingy metaphors and a racy prose style - Irresistible' Miriam Stoppard 'He moves with ease between biology, cultural history and natural history, and his wit enlivens every page.' New York Times
DAVID BAINBRIDGE was trained in veterinary surgery and zoology at Cambridge University, where he now teaches Clinical Veterinary Anatomy. He is the author of three previous books: on pregnancy, on the biology of sex and sexuality, and on the brain. www.davidbainbridge.org
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846271212 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846271215 |
| Title | Teenagers |
| Author | David Bainbridge |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2009-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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