The Life of the Skin

By Balin, Arthur K. Balin, Loretta Pratt Balin

Book Overview

In the tradition of Diane Ackerman'sA Natural History of the Sensesand Oliver Sacks'sThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,this witty and elegantly written book offers fascinating new insights about... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553097199
• ISBN13: 9780553097191
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

This was an easy read and really informative. Great Book!

I learned alot about people and issues with skin that I never understood before. This book was both entertaining and informative and anyone who wants to learn more about their body and their skin should read it.

Good intro to Dermatology

Very readable look at dermatology and why healthy skin is so important. It is told though cases where the authors were the physicians.