Download or read book Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body written by Hugh Aldersey-Williams and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining science, history, and culture, explores every aspect of human anatomy from ancient body art to modern plastic surgery, discussing why some people are left-handed and why some cultures think the soul resides in the liver.