Anatomies

In Anatomies, bestselling author Hugh Aldersey-Williams investigates that marvellous, mysterious form: the human body. Providing a treasure trove of surprising facts, remarkable stories and startling information drawn from acrosshistory, science, art and literature - from finger-prints to angel physiology, from Isaac Newton´s death-mask to the afterlife of Einstein´s brain - he explores our relationship with our bodies and investigates our changing attitudes to the extraordinary physical shell we inhabit.