Adrenaline [Kindle Edition] Author: Brian B. Hoffman | Language: English | ISBN:
B00FZKA7N0 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Adrenaline
Download Adrenaline [Kindle Edition] for everyone book mediafire, rapishare, and mirror link Famous as the catalyst of the fight or flight response, adrenaline has also received forensic attention as a perfect, untraceable poison—and rumors persist of its power to revive the dead. True to the spirit of its topic, Adrenaline is a stimulating journey that reveals the truth behind adrenaline’s scientific importance and popular appeal. Direct download links available for Adrenaline [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 1036 KB
- Print Length: 305 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0674050886
- Publisher: Harvard University Press; 1 edition (April 15, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00FZKA7N0
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Not Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,009 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
This marvelous little volume provides a complete historical review of the discovery of a most important hormone in the human body. In addition, the biology of adrenaline is neatly and clearly explained including all its actions and related pharmaceuticals. The work is really detailed. Everything you want to know about adrenaline is contained between the covers. But most importantly, the book relates these aspects to everyday life in a humorous and entertaining fashion. How else do we go from a discussion of murder by adrenaline injections to societal stressors that result in increases in heart attacks and strokes. The Appendix lists winners of Nobel prizes that were related to discoveries about adrenaline. The best thing about the book, though, is that it is a fun read. Very enjoyable. Learning about a serious subject in a non-serious way is just the best.
By Dr. Alveolus
Reading Adrenaline is like reading two books in one. There's the fascinating tale of adrenaline's discovery coupled with the stories of its discoverers. Hoffman has created a wonderful treat for the expert and the novice, the lover of science or biography and all those in between.
One of the delights of the book are Hoffman's captivating "Notes". Therein I learned everything from the official song of the Catecholamine Club to how authors from Arthur Conan Doyle to Philip Roth have weaved adrenaline into their own works. Not bad for a book about a hormone.
By ACB
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