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Can I read The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body (2012) on EtoBox?
The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body (2012) by Frances Ashcroft; illustrations by Ronan Mahon is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body (2012) about?
"This is a wonderful book. Frances Ashcroft has a rare gift for making difficult subjects accessible and fascinating." —Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for Occupants What happens during a heart attack? Can someone really die of fright? What is death, anyway? How does electroshock treatment affect the brain? What is consciousness? The answers to these questions lie in the electrical signals constantly traveling through our bodies, driving our thoughts, our movements, and even the beating
Who reads The Spark of Life: Electricity in the Human Body (2012)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Frances Ashcroft; illustrations by Ronan Mahon
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780393346794
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Medical, Science, Medicine
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (340 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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