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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Lyman, Monty, author.     Subjects     Skin -- Physiology.     Skin -- Care and hygiene.     Skin -- Diseases.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Lyman, Monty, author.       by title:      The remarkable life ...         MARC Display

The remarkable life of the skin : an intimate journey across our largest organ / Monty Lyman. by Lyman, Monty, author. New York, NY : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2020. Subjects Skin -- Physiology.   Skin -- Care and hygiene.   Skin -- Diseases. ISBN:  9780802129406 (hardcover) : 0802129404 (hardcover) : Description:  xvii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Edition:  First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. Contents:  The Swiss Army organ -- Skin safari -- Gut feeling -- Towards the light -- Ageing skin -- The first sense -- Psychological skin -- Social skin -- The skin that separates -- Spiritual skins. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest-growing organ. We see it, touch it, and live in it every day. It is a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It is also a waste removal plant, a warning system for underlying disease, and a dynamic immune barrier to infection. One of the first things people see about us, skin is crucial to our sense of identity, providing us with social significance and psychological meaning. And yet our skin and the fascinating way it functions is largely unknown to us. In prose as lucid as his research underlying it is rigorous, blending in memorable stories from the past and from his own medical experience, Dr. Monty Lyman has written a revelatory book exploring our outer surface that will surprise and enlighten in equal measure. Through the lenses of science, sociology, and history-on topics as diverse as the mechanics and magic of touch, the close connection between the skin and the gut, what happens instantly when one gets a paper cut, and how a midnight snack can lead to sunburn-Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how our skin is far stranger, more wondrous, and more complex than we have ever imagined"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Lyman Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua-Kona Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Lihue Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 612.79 Ly Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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