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Also by Sam Kean:

The Tale Of The Dueling Neurosurgeons, May 2014
Hardcover / e-Book
The Violinist's Thumb, July 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
The Disappearing Spoon, July 2010
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The Violinist's Thumb
Sam Kean

And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

Little, Brown and Company
July 2012
On Sale: July 17, 2012
416 pages
ISBN: 0316182311
EAN: 9780316182317
Kindle: B007ME5ETE
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

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

In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling 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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