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...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life - The Telegraph


It''s an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life - Irish Independent


The remarkable stories of the world''s most famous body parts.
Louis XIV''s rear end inspired the British National Anthem.
Queen Victoria''s armpit led to the development of antiseptics.
Robert Jenkin''s ear started a war.


All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts remind us that history''s most-loved, and most-hated, were real breathing creatures who inhabited organs and limbs just like us - until they''re cut off that

Vital Organs

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      Publisher Headline Publishing Group
      Published 7/18/2024
      ISBN-13 9781035404612
      978-1035404612
      ISBN-10 1035404613
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      Biography Autobiography: science, technology and medicine

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life - The Telegraph


      It''s an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life - Irish Independent


      The remarkable stories of the world''s most famous body parts.
      Louis XIV''s rear end inspired the British National Anthem.
      Queen Victoria''s armpit led to the development of antiseptics.
      Robert Jenkin''s ear started a war.


      All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts remind us that history''s most-loved, and most-hated, were real breathing creatures who inhabited organs and limbs just like us - until they''re cut off that

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