Grunt : the curious science of humans at war
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393354379 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0393354377 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
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285 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - Edition: First Norton paperback
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-285). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Second skin: what to wear to war -- Boom box: automotive safety for people who drive on bombs -- Fighting by ear: the conundrum of military noise -- Below the belt: the cruelest shot of all -- It could get weird: a salute to genital transplants -- Carnage under fire: how do combat medics cope? -- Sweating bullets: the war on heat -- Leaky SEALs: diarrhea as a threat to national security -- The maggot paradox: flies on the battlefield, for better and worse -- What doesn't kill you will make you reek: a brief history of stink bombs -- Old chum: how to make and test shark repellent -- That sinking feeling: when things go wrong under the sea -- Up and under: a submarine tries to sleep -- Feedback from the fallen: how the dead help the living stay that way. |
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Subject: | Military art and science Technological innovations United States Military art and science Technological innovations United States History 21st century Military research United States USA |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | U 43 .U5 R63 2016 | 30775305525181 | General Collection | Available | - |
Author Notes
Grunt : The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach was born and raised in Etna, New Hampshire. She has a BA degree in psychology from Wesleyan University. She spent a few years as a free-lance copy editor before she landed a job at the San Francisco Zoological Society turning out press releases. She then moved on to write humor pieces for such periodicals as The New York Times Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated. Her article "How to Win at Germ Warfare" was a National Magazine Award Finalist, in 1995. In 1996, her article on earthquake-proof bamboo houses took the Engineering Journalism Award. She published several books such as Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003) and Packing for Mars (2010). Mary's title Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, made the New York Times Bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography)