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Balance

In Search of the Lost Sense

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Although vital to our well-being and even to our success as a species, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. Now, with an epidemic of debilitating falls sweeping America's aging population, the time is ripe for a lively and illuminating tour of the human body's most exquisitely intricate and least understood faculty. ... more

About Author

Scott McCredie has written about topics ranging from slugs to tsunamis for Smithsonian Magazine, and about travel, health, fitness, and many other feature topics for the Seattle Times, Reader's Digest, and other publications. Twice winner of the Society of Professional Journalists "Excellence in Journalism" award, Scott graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Journalism and Russian Studies. In his spare time, McCredie practices T'ai Chi, balances on a Swiss ball, and plays ping pong to retain his sense of equilibrium. BALANCE is his first book.

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Little Brown and Company
Category:
HEALTH & FITNESS, SCIENCE
Format:
HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date:
6/12/2007
Price:
$24.99
ISBN:
9780316011358
Pages:
304
Size:
5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
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