Rinzler Carol Ann. Spare Parts: In Praise of Your Appendix and Other Unappreciated Organs

Skyhorse Publishing, 2017. — 142 p. — ISBN10: 151071250X, ISBN13: 978-1510712508.Preview ebook
Charles Darwin considered them extraneous, but this witty book sheds moderns scientific light on the Darwin Six --appendix, tailbone, "third eyelid," wisdom teeth, external ear muscles, body hair -- once considered useless, now known to be both valuable and interesting, plus a chapter on the true "dispensables," parts with which we can indeed dispense. Along the way, best-selling author Rinzler weaves in Darwin's brilliant and ground-breaking theories of evolution and shares insights into what the human body may look like millennia from now.