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The truth about your height : exploring the myths and realities of human size and its effects on performance, health, pollution, and survival
- Title
- The truth about your height : exploring the myths and realities of human size and its effects on performance, health, pollution, and survival / by Thomas T. Samaras.
- Author
- Samaras, Thomas T.
- Publication
- San Diego, Ca. : Tecolote Publications, ©1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QP81 .S26 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 318 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-302) and index.
- Contents
- The Hidden Faces of Short and Tall Stature -- Body Size and Human Performance -- How Height, Weight, and Nutrition Affect Your Health and Longetivy -- Entropy, Animal Studies, Nutritional Restriction, and Longevity -- How Your Body Changes With Height -- The Impact of Size on Energy and Resource Consumption -- How Human Size Impacts Pollution and Our Environment -- Economic Benefits of Smaller Human Size -- Exceptional People of Smaller Size -- Where Do We Go From Here.
- ISBN
- 0938711229
- 9780938711223
- LCCN
- 94006949
- OCLC
- ocm29909573
- 29909573
- SCSB-2045230
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library