Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World

A Selection of the Scientific American, History, BOMC2, Quality Paperback and Military Book ClubsOur reviewer declared that this book represents some of the best writing about science for the non‑scientist that he has encountered in recent years. The focus, of course, is the foot and the author provides an impressive array of facts, figures and stories about it, along with a great deal of history, etymology and cultural perspective. --American Association for the Advancement of Science "Rinzler clearly enjoyed researching her subject and can't stop herself from going on interesting digressions, often bringing up one or two mostly unrelated topics within the course of a paragraph. She's at her best when discussing medical history and etymology.