Daniel Lieberman
The Story of the Human Body : Evolution, Health and Disease...
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In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit our huntergatherer bodiesThis groundbreaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then its normal to walk and run 9 15 kilometres a day to hunt and gather fresh food which is high in fibre, low in sugar, and barely processed. Its also normal to spend much of your time nursing, napping, making stone tools, and gossiping with a small band of people. Our 21stcentury lifestyles, argues Daniel Lieberman, are out of synch with our stoneage bodies. Never have we been so healthy and longlived but never, too, have we been so prone to a slew of problems that were, until recently, rare or unknown, from asthma, to diabetes, to scariest of all overpopulation.The Story of the Human Body asks how our bodies got to be the way they are, and considers how that evolutionary history both ancient and recent can help us evaluate how we use our bodies. How is the presentday state of the human body related to the past? And what is the human bodys future? Monumental. The Story of the Human Body, by one of our leading experts, takes us on an epic voyage Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner FishRiveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening Christopher McDougall, author of Born to RunDaniel...
Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: MFG; Weight: 452 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 22
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In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit our huntergatherer bodiesThis groundbreaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then its normal to walk and run 9 15 kilometres a day to hunt and gather fresh food which is high in fibre, low in sugar, and barely processed. Its also normal to spend much of your time nursing, napping, making stone tools, and gossiping with a small band of people. Our 21stcentury lifestyles, argues Daniel Lieberman, are out of synch with our stoneage bodies. Never have we been so healthy and longlived but never, too, have we been so prone to a slew of problems that were, until recently, rare or unknown, from asthma, to diabetes, to scariest of all overpopulation.The Story of the Human Body asks how our bodies got to be the way they are, and considers how that evolutionary history both ancient and recent can help us evaluate how we use our bodies. How is the presentday state of the human body related to the past? And what is the human bodys future? Monumental. The Story of the Human Body, by one of our leading experts, takes us on an epic voyage Neil Shubin, author of Your Inner FishRiveting, enlightening, and more than a little frightening Christopher McDougall, author of Born to RunDaniel...
Binding: Paperback;480 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: MFG; Weight: 452 g; Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 22
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Daniel Lieberman
The Story of the Human Body : Evolution, Health and Disease...
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