Book description
“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street Journal
Our bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.
Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary…
Why read it?
1 author picked Skeleton Keys as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Skeleton Keys is de facto evidence that bone is a worthy and heretofore underreported element of natural and cultural history.
I like the author's convincing explanation of how the human body carries around much of the natural world’s history. He helps the reader unlock and interpret the story with respect and awe for his subject.
From Roy's list on bones and teeth, life’s most enduring topics.
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