Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World (Paperback)

from palmaceae

This was an interesting, well-written book. I learned a lot about conditions such as clubfoot and gout. The gout chapter was especially fascinating; I really enjoyed hearing about gout's supposed influence on the American Revolution. However, I felt the pictures could have been better; it's very ...

from fyrefly98

Summary: Our feet don't get enough love. Although Leonardo da Vinci said that "the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art," for most of us, are feet carry us through our days without our giving them much thought beyond making sure that our socks match and our shoes stay tied...

from banjo123

A nice, easy non-fiction read covering evolutionary, medical and cultural issues involving human feet. I was most interested in the first part, describing the role of the foot and of standing upright on human evolution. There is also an interesting section on medical issues including clubfoot and...

from suniru

Feet are interesting! This book is a fun look at an important part of our anatomy. The author starts off with the debated theory which claims that humans got a "leg up" on other species, not because of our brain size, but by standing up straight on two feet. So right from the start we learn that ...

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The goodreads description of Leonardo's Foot claims that it will “[stretch] back to the fossil record and forward to recent discoveries in evolutionary science to demonstrate that it was our feet rather than our brains that first distinguished us from other species”. In reality, I found it be far...