Prime mover : a natural history of muscle / Steven Vogel ; illustrated by Annette deFerrari and the author.
Record details
- ISBN: 0393021262
- Physical Description: xi, 370 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Norton, c2001.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Body work -- 2. How muscle works -- 3. And how we found out -- 4. Flying high, making noise, and clamming up -- 5. Knowing what we're doing -- 6. Connecting up muscles -- 7. Using hand tools -- 8. Working hard -- 9. More tough tasks -- 10. Bringing animals to bear -- 11. Bos versus equus -- 12. Killing tools : the big picture -- 13. Wielding the weapons -- 14. Muscle as meat -- 15. Pulling things together. |
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Subject: | Muscles. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QP 321 .V64 2001 | 30533460 | General Collection | Available | - |