Hunger: An Unnatural HistoryBasic Books, 2008 M08 1 - 272 páginas Every day, we wake up hungry. Every day, we break our fast. Hunger explores the range of this primal experience. Sharman Apt Russell, the highly acclaimed author of Anatomy of a Rose and An Obsession with Butterflies, here takes us on a tour of hunger, from eighteen hours without food to thirty-six hours to seven days and beyond. What Russell finds-both in our bodies and in cultures around the world-is extraordinary. It is a biological process that transcends nature to shape the very of fabric of societies. In a fascinating survey of centuries of thought on hunger's unique power, she discovers an ability to adapt to it that is nothing short of miraculous. From the fasting saints of the early Christian church to activists like Mahatma Gandhi, generations have used hunger to make spiritual and political statements. Russell highlights these remarkable cases where hunger can inspire and even heal, but she also addresses the devastating impact of starvation on cultures around the world today. Written with consummate skill, a compassionate heart, and stocked with facts, figures, and fascinating lore, Hunger is an inspiring window on history and the human spirit. |
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... . Russell scoops every morsel of interest from her subject. She also writes beautifully. Not surprisingly, this produces a feast."—THE ECONOMIST PRAISE FOR HUNGER “This is a fascinating, gentle, and quite. Front Cover.
... . Russell scoops every morsel of interest from her subject. She also writes beautifully. Not surprisingly, this produces a feast."—THE ECONOMIST PRAISE FOR HUNGER “This is a fascinating, gentle, and quite. Front Cover.
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... produced in your empty stomach may have been sent to the appetite centers in the lower brain, prompting your interest in commercials about spaghetti, prompting the digestive wheels to start rolling. Eating is the house that Jack built ...
... produced in your empty stomach may have been sent to the appetite centers in the lower brain, prompting your interest in commercials about spaghetti, prompting the digestive wheels to start rolling. Eating is the house that Jack built ...
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... glucose, fatty acids are broken down by cells to produce energy, more than double the energy we get from glucose and the main energy used by muscles during the day. Fat is easily stored in tissues, which also serve as heat insulation.
... glucose, fatty acids are broken down by cells to produce energy, more than double the energy we get from glucose and the main energy used by muscles during the day. Fat is easily stored in tissues, which also serve as heat insulation.
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... produces hunger hormones such as ghrelin, which is sent up to the lower brain. Ghrelin has a Dickensian personality, a thin and pathetic Oliver Twist: “Please, sir, can I have more gruel?” When mice are injected with ghrelin, they eat ...
... produces hunger hormones such as ghrelin, which is sent up to the lower brain. Ghrelin has a Dickensian personality, a thin and pathetic Oliver Twist: “Please, sir, can I have more gruel?” When mice are injected with ghrelin, they eat ...
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