Balance
In Search of the Lost Sense
$100.21
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2007
Summary
A scientific, historical, and practical exploration of that underappreciated sixth sense: balance - how it works (and fails), how it’s perfected in different cultures, and what it can tell us about toddlers, tightrope walkers and dyslexics.
Most of us take our sense of balance for granted - until we begin to lose it. In the past 30 years, however, new research - particularly studies of the brain - has finally revealed the remarkably intricate complexities of the human balance system a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780316011358 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0316011355 |
| Author: | Scott McCredie |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown & Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2007 |
| Weight: | 430g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 148mm x 27mm |
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‘Technical and scientific data conveyed with clarity; the consequences for individuals explored with engaging humanism: high marks all round’ - KIRKUS REVIEWS
‘Technical and scientific data conveyed with clarity; the consequences for individuals explored with engaging humanism: high marks all round’ - KIRKUS REVIEWS
About The Author
Scott McCredie
Scott McCredie has written about topics ranging from slugs to tsunamis for Smithsonian Magazine, and about travel, health, fitness, and many other feature topics for the Seattle Times, Reader’s Digest, and other publications. Twice winner of the Society of Professional Journalists ‘Excellence in Journalism’ award, Scott graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Journalism and Russian Studies. In his spare time, McCredie practices T’ai Chi, balances on a Swiss ball, and plays ping pong to retain his sense of equilibrium. BALANCE is his first book.
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