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The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Pantheon Books
Publication date July 1, 1998
Pages 397
Binding Hardcover
Edition 1
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780679412496
ISBN-10 0679412492
Dimensions 1.50 by 7 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.70 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $30.00
Other format details sci/tech
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Summary
Drawing from anthropology, physiology, and neurology, and using the examples of jugglers, surgeons, musicians, and puppetmakers, the author explores the role of the hand in how humans learn and form their identities. 20,000 first printing.
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1 edition from Pantheon Books (July 1, 1998)
9780679412496 | details & prices | 397 pages | 7.00 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $30.00
About: Drawing from anthropology, physiology, and neurology, and using the examples of jugglers, surgeons, musicians, and puppetmakers, the author explores the role of the hand in how humans learn and form their identities
Paperback
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from Vintage Books (September 1, 1999); titled "Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture"
9780679740476 | details & prices | 397 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $17.00
About: Drawing from anthropology, physiology, and neurology, and using the examples of jugglers, surgeons, musicians, and puppetmakers, the author explores the role of the hand in how humans learn and form their identities

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