Human Bones: A Scientific and Pictorial Investigation

Human Bones: A Scientific and Pictorial Investigation 

by R. McNeill Alexander, Aaron Diskin 

Language: English 

New York: Pi, ©2005. 

208 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. 

ISBN: 9780131479401, 0131479407 

Summary: "Human Bones combines a discussion of the function and design of human bones with color photographs. R. McNeill Alexander, the world's foremost authority on biomechanics, takes the reader on a tour of the human skeleton, investigating and celebrating the human body's 213 bones." "Alexander explores the nature of human bones as well as their relationship with other parts of the body in this informative book. Beginning by reminding readers that bones are living organs - they grow, suffer damage, and repair themselves just like other organs - Alexander elucidates the form and function of the myriad bones in the skull, the arms and legs, and the torso."--Jacket

Reviews: Discover; Scientific American; Times Higher Education Supplement; Science; Science News

The Human Body Close-Up

The Human Body Close-Up 

by John Clancy 

Language: English 

Richmond Hill, Ont.: Firefly Books, 2011. 

320 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm. 

ISBN: 9781554079186, 1554079187 

Summary: "The Human Body Close-Up is a unique exploration of what we are and how we work in breathtaking, microscopic detail. Over 300 cutting-edge anatomical images beautifully depict the complexity of our cells, tissues and organs and how our body parts and systems group together to form the most wondrous biological machine on the planet--the human body."--Jacket

Reviews: Booklist

Human bones : a scientific and pictorial investigation

611.71

QM101 .A54 2005
Alexander, R. McNeill
Human bones : a scientific and pictorial investigation
New York : Pi Press, c2005.
208 p. : ill. (chielfy col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0131479407

$37.50 (trade cloth)

Reviews: Choice, Library Journal