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ASHCROFT, FRANCES: Life at the Extremes. The Science of Survival.HarperCollins, London. 2000.. ISBN 0 00 255946 3. First edition. xxi, 326pp. With 82 black and white illustrations. Hardcover. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in fine condition. The author weaves real-life stories with the latest scientific findings to explain what happens to the human body under extreme conditions. Why are astonauts unable to stand without fainting when they return to Earth? Why do divers get the bends but sperm whales don't? and 'Why don't penguin's feet get frostbite?' .
Offered for GBP 15.00 = appr. US$ 24.54 by: Clent Books of Bewdley - Book number: 3342
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