{"product_id":"skeleton-keys-the-secret-life-of-bone","title":"Skeleton Keys: The Secret Life of Bone","description":"“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street Journal\n\nOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.\n\nBone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you, an undeniable document of who you are and how you lived. Arguably, no other part of the human anatomy has such rich scientific and cultural significance, both brimming with life and a potent symbol of death.\n\nIn this delightful natural and cultural history of bone, Brian Switek explains where our skeletons came from, what they do inside us, and what others can learn about us when these artifacts of mineral and protein are all we've left behind.\n\nBone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. Switek makes a compelling case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their surprising roles. Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and forensics, Skeleton Keys illuminates the complex life of bones inside our bodies and out.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0399184902\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0399184902.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Black (Brian Switek), Riley\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43337000419389,"sku":"BVV.0399184902.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0399184902-0.jpg?v=1783815888","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/skeleton-keys-the-secret-life-of-bone","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}