{"product_id":"pump-a-natural-history-of-the-heart-paperback","title":"Pump: A Natural History of the Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Schutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this lively, unexpected look at the hearts of animals--from fish to bats to humans--American Museum of Natural History zoologist Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of evolution and scientific progress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We join Schutt on a tour from the origins of circulation, still evident in microorganisms today, to the tiny hardworking pumps of worms, to the golf-cart-size hearts of blue whales. We visit beaches where horseshoe crabs are being harvested for their blood, which has properties that can protect humans from deadly illnesses. We learn that when temperatures plummet, some frog hearts can freeze solid for weeks, resuming their beat only after a spring thaw. And we journey with Schutt through human history, too, as philosophers and scientists hypothesize, often wrongly, about what makes our ticker tick. Schutt traces humanity's cardiac fascination from the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, who believed that the heart contains the soul, all the way up to modern-day laboratories, where scientists use animal hearts and even plants as the basis for many of today's cutting-edge therapies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with verve and authority, weaving evolutionary perspectives with cultural history, \u003ci\u003ePump \u003c\/i\u003eshows us this mysterious organ in a completely new light.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Schutt\u003c\/b\u003e is a vertebrate zoologist and author of six nonfiction and fiction books, including \u003ci\u003ePump: A Natural History of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice, \u003ci\u003eCannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e. Recently retired from his post as professor of biology at LIU Post, he is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has studied bats all over the world. His research has been featured in \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine as well as in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.23 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766349824288,"sku":"9781643753232","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d9bce70aaabbf9e14477e67f2bbd3809.webp?v=1780290911","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/pump-a-natural-history-of-the-heart-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}