The Remarkable Life of the Skin is a user's guide to the physical, psychological and social importance of the body's largest, most visible and yet most misunderstood organ.
Dr Monty Lyman is a doctor and research fellow at the University of Oxford. His first book, The Remarkable Life of the Skin, was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize, was a Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Sunday Times Book of the Year. He has given many talks at national conferences and has won several essay prizes, including the 2020 Royal Society of Medicine pain essay prize. He lives in Oxford, England.
This microsopic look at skin is crawling with revelations, from
tiny mites to cellulite and skin care... An exciting introduction
to a little-known universe and to a talented new writer.
*Sunday Times*
A seriously entertaining book... Here are things you wish you'd
known about the skin years ago... Clever, optimistic.
*The Times*
Lyman peels back the science on human skin in this absorbing,
fact-packed study.
*Nature*
Beautifully written, revealing and surprising, this is a
fascinating guide to the secret life of the skin.
*Daily Mail*
An unexpectedly great adventure.
*Sunday Times*
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