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The Remarkable Life of the Skin: An Intimate Journey Across Our Largest Organ
Maybe someday
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Readers
70/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Monty Lyman
Publisher:
Atlantic Monthly Press
Date:
June 2, 2020
Through the lenses of science, sociology, and historyâon topics as diverse as the mechanics and magic of touch, Lyman leads us on a journey across our most underrated and unexplored organ and reveals how our skin is far stranger, more wondrous, and more complex than we have ever imagined.
What The Reviewers Say
An Oxford-based physician, [Lyman's] descriptions of physiology and pathology never stray far from a patient anecdote. The first rule of examination is to look at the body for any discolouration, lesions, bruises or scars. These often gift you the diagnosis.
Lyman is impressive on skin psychology.
More than just a collection of interesting case studies and fun facts—though it is that, too—this book spans a range of fields in basic science and social science in its depiction of the skin’s many roles. Drawing on his extensive clinical experience, Lyman explains the critical functions of the skin as a barrier and protector, a host for the microbiome, and a signaler of disease.
Lyman, a doctor of acute general medicine, presents a panoramic view of human skin in his excellent debut.
