{"product_id":"balance-scott-mccredie-9780316011358","title":"Balance: In Search of the Lost Sense","description":"Although vital to our well-being and even to our success as a species, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste. Now, with an epidemic of debilitating falls sweeping America's aging population, the time is ripe for a lively and illuminating tour of the human body's most exquisitely intricate and least understood faculty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalance\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book written for a general audience that examines the mysteries of the human balance system -- the astonishingly complicated mechanisms that allow our bodies to counteract the force of gravity as we move through space. A scientific, historical, and practical exploration of how balance works, \u003ci\u003eBalance\u003c\/i\u003e also provides the keys to remaining upright for as long as humanly possible. From simple motion sickness to astronauts' \"space stupids,\" and from fetal somersaults to the Flying Wallendas, McCredie guides readers on a delightful quest to elevate balance to its rightful place in the pantheon of the senses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott McCredie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316011355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316011358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 6.41w x 1.06d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2007 pg. 319\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2007 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2007 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/25\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Scott McCredie","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988120600831,"sku":"9780316011358","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ae82043-98ba-4ee8-b573-89eb40064715.jpg?v=1683292738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balance-scott-mccredie-9780316011358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}