Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body

Surprising facts, extraordinary stories, and astonishing insights into a revealing journey through the secrets of the human body. The human body is often described as a wonder of nature, but it is undoubtedly the wonder of nature we least stop to admire. When all is well, most of us pay no attention to this extraordinarily complex collection of flesh, bones, and fluids. In *Anatomies*, bestselling author Hugh Aldersey-Williams reveals how the human body works, what it should look like, how to live with it, and what it means. Blending history, science, art, literature, and everyday issues, *Anatomies* investigates this most wondrous and mysterious of creations.