Extreme Abilities: Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them
EXTREME ABILITIES AMAZING HUMAN FEATS AND THE SIMPLE SCIENCE BEHIND THEM WRITTEN BY GALADRIEL WATSON ILLUSTRATED BY CORNELIA LI annick press toronto berkeley
CONTENTS Introduction Taking It to the Max Chapter 1 Masters of Muscle Chapter 2 Pretzel People Chapter 3 Mind-Boggling Memorizers Chapter 4 Ultra-long Experts Chapter 5 Body Brain Bosses Chapter 6 Deep-Sea Mermaids and Men Chapter 7 Speed Demons Chapter 8 Mathemagicians Chapter 9 Brave Balancers Acknowledgments Index Selected Sources Image Credits 4 6 14 22 30 38 46 54 62 70 78 79 84 87
