THE HEART. A NATURAL HISTORY

Discover the fascinating story of the heart, an organ that has intrigued philosophers, scientists, and artists for centuries. Bill Schutt takes us on a journey through history, culture, and science to explore the secrets of this extraordinary organ. Get to know the heart from a completely new perspective and understand its role in our lives.

• Comprehensive story of the heart from different perspectives
• Time travel from ancient beliefs to the most modern treatment methods
• Unusual facts about the heart and its functioning
• Cultural history intertwined with the history of evolution
• Fascinating history of the evolution of the heart
• Book written with verve and expertise

Bill Schutt weaves a comprehensive, amazing story about the heart from different perspectives. He looks at how philosophers and scholars often incorrectly imagined the mechanisms of our heart's work. He takes us on a journey through time: from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, who believed that the soul resided in the heart, to today's laboratories, where scientists use animal hearts and even plant fragments as a starting point for the most modern treatment methods.

Schutt interweaves his colorful story with unusual facts about the heart. We visit beaches where horseshoe crabs are collected to obtain blood with properties that protect people from deadly diseases. We learn that after the onset of frost, the hearts of some frogs turn into lumps of ice for long weeks, only to resume beating with the arrival of spring thaw. We learn the story of a woman who, after a heart transplant, developed a taste for beer and chicken from McDonald's.

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This book, written with verve and expertise, weaving the fascinating history of evolution with cultural history, shows us the heart in a completely new light. The book has 304 pages, a format of 141x220 mm and is paperback. The year of publication is 2023.