Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book

Nicole Angemi's Anatomy Book
Author: Nicole Angemi
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

Anatomy for all by “the Internet’s Most Famous Human Dissector” (Vice) From “A is for Anus” to “Z is for Zygomatic Bone,” Nicole Angemi’s My Anatomy Book offers a unique anatomical manual, accessible to all, that mixes a humorous tone with academic rigor. This guide, written by “the internet’s most famous human dissector” (Vice), features well-documented medical descriptions of all the pathologies, rare and common, that can worry, fascinate, or damage the bodies of people around the world, even in the age of modern medicine. Each case is accompanied by vintage anatomical drawings and stomach-churning descriptions that will be sure to both educate and delight!

Gory Details

Gory Details
Author: Erika Engelhaupt
Publisher: National Geographic
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1426220979

"Erika Engelhaupt, founding editor of National Geographic's Gory Details blog, explores oft-ignored but alluring facets of biology, anatomy, space exploration, nature, and more. Featuring reporting and interviews with leading researchers in the field, Gory Details illuminates the world's most intriguing real-world applications of science"--

American Sideshow

American Sideshow
Author: Marc Hartzman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2006-09-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781585425303

A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre. You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Perhaps even Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? These were just a few of the many stars that shone during the heyday of the American sideshow, from 1840 to 1950. American Sideshow chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities not just as sideshow performers but as people, delving into the lives they led and the ways they were able to triumph over and even benefit from their abnormalities. American Sideshow discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows and their subsequent replacement by today's self-made freaks. With the progress of modern medicine, technological advancements, and the wonderful world of body modification, abnormalities are being overcome, treated and even prevented: Siamese twins can now be separated, and in addition to this, tongues can be forked, horns surgically implanted, and earlobes removed. There are also, of course, modern-day giants, fire eaters, sword swallowers, glass eaters, human blockheads, and oh, so much more. These fascinating personalities are celebrated through intimate biographies paired with stunning photographs. Approximately two hundred performers from the past one hundred and sixty years are featured, giving readers a comprehensive and sometimes astonishing look into the history of the American sideshow

Essential Endocrinology

Essential Endocrinology
Author: Charles G. D. Brook
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2001-09-07
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780632056156

Essential Endocrinology clearly explains the molecular and physiological aspects of endocrinology and shows how knowledge of the fundamentals informs the understanding of endocrine diseases and their management. The distinguished author team has ensured that all topics are presented in a straightforward, accessible manner for ease of understanding. Each of the major endocrine systems is covered, with careful attention to the integration of basic medical science with clinical endocrine practice. Case studies are incorporated to give further value as a learning resource. A completely revised Chapter 2, reflecting both established and newer molecular mechanisms of hormone action. Opening chapters clearly describing the synthesis and secretion of hormones and the key topic of endocrine homeostasis. One entirely new appendix which gives a simple formula for working out steroid structures, thereby alleviating the need to learn by rote this difficult section of endocrinology. Two revised appendices covering techniques for measurement of hormones and classical experiments to characterise the interaction of hormones with their receptors. Clear, explanatory line diagrams throughout depicting the underlying concepts of the text.

Morbid Curiosities

Morbid Curiosities
Author: Paul Gambino
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2023-05-04
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 139961522X

A fascinating insight into the strange world of collectors of the macabre, Morbid Curiosities features 18 unique collections and an extensive interview with each collector, explaining how and why they collect, and showcasing the most remarkable pieces from each collection. The collections include skulls, mummified body parts, taxidermy, occult objects and various carnival, and side-show and criminal ephemera. Detailed captions tell the curious stories behind each object, many of which are being shown outside the private world of their collections for the first time. Morbid Curiosities includes stunning, specially commissioned photography of both the individual objects and the context of how the collector exhibits their work, forming a unique showcase of the bizarre and the intriguing.

Anatomica

Anatomica
Author: Joanna Ebenstein
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781786275714

For centuries, humankind has sought to know itself through an understanding of the body, in sickness and in health, inside and out. This fascination left in its wake a rich body of artworks that demonstrate not only the facts of the human body, but also the ways in which our ideas about the body and its proper representation have changed over time. At times both beautiful and repulsive, illustrated anatomy continues to hold our interest today, and is frequently referenced in popular culture. Anatomica brings together some of the most striking, fascinating and bizarre artworks from the 16th through to the 20th century, exploring human anatomy in one beautiful volume.

Atlas of Foreshortening

Atlas of Foreshortening
Author: John Cody
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1984-01-01
Genre: Artists' models
ISBN: 9780442215958

The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth

The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth
Author: Thomas Morris
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2019-11-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1524743704

"Delightfully horrifying."--Popular Science This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness. A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many strange tales that have long lain undiscovered in the pages of old medical journals. Award-winning medical historian Thomas Morris delivers one of the most remarkable, cringe-inducing collections of stories ever assembled. Witness Mysterious Illnesses (such as the Rhode Island woman who peed through her nose), Horrifying Operations (1781: A French soldier in India operates on his own bladder stone), Tall Tales (like the "amphibious infant" of Chicago, a baby that could apparently swim underwater for half an hour), Unfortunate Predicaments (such as that of the boy who honked like a goose after inhaling a bird's larynx), and a plethora of other marvels. Beyond a series of anecdotes, these painfully amusing stories reveal a great deal about the evolution of modern medicine. Some show the medical profession hopeless in the face of ailments that today would be quickly banished by modern drugs; but others are heartening tales of recovery against the odds, patients saved from death by the devotion or ingenuity of a conscientious doctor. However embarrassing the ailment or ludicrous the treatment, every case in The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth tells us something about the knowledge (and ignorance) of an earlier age, along with the sheer resilience of human life.

The Illustrated Atlas of the Human Body

The Illustrated Atlas of the Human Body
Author: Beverly McMillan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Anatomy
ISBN: 9781740896481

Layer by layer, both the structure and function of the human body are mapped in stunning detail. Packed with body maps, lavish photography, informational diagrams and up-to-date anatomical facts, this is the ultimate guide to the human body. Each subsecti