The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ by Lyman, Monty
The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ by Lyman, Monty

The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ

A fascinating exploration of the skin in its multifaceted physical, psychological, and social aspects Providing a cover...
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Author: Monty Lyman
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The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ by Lyman, Monty

The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ

CHF 35.71
The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ by Lyman, Monty

The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ

CHF 35.71
Author: Monty Lyman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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A fascinating exploration of the skin in its multifaceted physical, psychological, and social aspects

Providing a cover for our delicate and intricate bodies, the skin is our largest and fastest-growing organ. We see it, touch it, and live in it every day. It is a habitat for a mesmerizingly complex world of micro-organisms and physical functions that are vital to our health and our survival. It is also a waste removal plant, a warning system for underlying disease and a dynamic immune barrier to infection. One of the first things people see about us, skin is crucial to our sense of identity, providing us with social significance and psychological meaning. And yet our skin and the fascinating way it functions is largely unknown to us.

In prose as lucid as his research underlying it is rigorous, blending in memorable stories from the past and from his own medical experience, Monty Lyman has written a revelatory book exploring our outer surface that will surprise and enlighten in equal measure. Through the lenses of science, sociology, and history--on topics as diverse as the mechanics and magic of touch (how much goes on in the simple act of taking keys out of a pocket and unlocking a door is astounding), the close connection between the skin and the gut, what happens instantly when one gets a paper cut, and how a midnight snack can lead to sunburn--Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how our skin is far stranger, more wondrous, and more complex than we have ever imagined.



Author: Monty Lyman
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 06/02/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780802129406


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2020
Library Journal 05/01/2020 pg. 137
Publishers Weekly 04/27/2020
Booklist 06/01/2020 pg. 14

About the Author
Dr. Monty Lyman traveled the globe to research The Remarkable Life of the Skin, including Africa, South Asia, and Australasia. He studied at the universities of Oxford, Birmingham, and Imperial College London. He has worked in a world-leading dermatology laboratory, been the national head of undergraduate and junior doctor dermatology in the UK, has won several national prizes in dermatology and medical writing, and has given many talks at national conferences. In 2017 he won the Wilfred Thesiger Travel Writing Award for his report on a dermatological research trip to Tanzania, presented by Colin Thubron, President of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Oxford, England.
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