The Violinist's Thumb by Sam Kean | Audiobook

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Title: The Violinist's Thumb


Author: Sam Kean


Narrator: Henry Leyva


Format: Unabridged


Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins


Language: English


Release date: 07-17-12


Publisher: Hachette Audio


Genres: Science & Technology, Biology



Summary:


From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean come more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.


In The Disappearing Spoon, best-selling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist's Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.


There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists.


Kean's vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future.



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