{"product_id":"skeleton-keys-the-secret-life-of-bone-paperback","title":"Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRiley Black (Brian Switek)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.\" --\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you, an undeniable document of who you are and how you lived. Arguably, no other part of the human anatomy has such rich scientific and cultural significance, both brimming with life and a potent symbol of death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this delightful natural and cultural history of bone, Brian Switek explains where our skeletons came from, what they do inside us, and what others can learn about us when these artifacts of mineral and protein are all we've left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. Switek makes a compelling case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their surprising roles. Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and forensics, \u003ci\u003eSkeleton Keys\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex life of bones inside our bodies and out.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Switek\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of Riley Black, a collection of 206-some-odd bones and associated soft tissues. She is also the author of the books \u003ci\u003eMy Beloved Brontosaurus \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWritten in Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e blog \u003ci\u003eLaelaps.\u003c\/i\u003e Her bylines have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. She lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 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 March 03, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759997255968,"sku":"9780525539124","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e329c1361a0883ff10759c51ab6ace5c.webp?v=1780168405","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skeleton-keys-the-secret-life-of-bone-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}