Description: Mary Roach SIGNED Grunt Curious Science Humans War 2016 First Edition HB COAUp for bids is this 2016 first edition hardcover version of Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War, which was written AND signed by Mary Roach and is in GOOD condition (Close to VERY GOOD; NOT an ex-library book; NO reminder marks; NO punch holes). Certificate of Authenticity (COA) – This book comes with a COA from eJay Collectiblez (see picture 2) as it has been fully examined by our forensic expert and has passed our 20-step authentication process. We are so confident in our process that IF one of our SIGNED items fails authentication via Beckett, PSA or CGC, eJay Collectiblez will provide you with a full refund plus an additional $10 to help offset the expensive authentication process. A New York Times / National Bestseller"America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier's most challenging adversaries―panic, exhaustion, heat, noise―and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine Corps Paintball Team as part of a study on hearing loss and survivability in combat. She visits the fashion design studio of U.S. Army Natick Labs and learns why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. She visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, we learn how diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again. If you have any questions, please send us a message.Purchase with confidence from an Ebay Seller with 25 years of experience! Within 1 business day of payment, this item will be shipped via USPS Media Mail from South Lyon, Michigan.
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Location: South Lyon, Michigan
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Modification Description: This hardcover book is SIGNED by Mary Roach
Signed: Yes
Features: Certificates of Authenticity (COA) Included
Modified Item: Yes
Edition: First Edition
Subject: Science & Technology
Book Title: Grunt : the Curious Science of Humans at War
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Item Height: 1.1 in
Topic: Military Science, Life Sciences / Anatomy & Physiology (See Also Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology), Military / General, Research & Methodology
Publication Year: 2016
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Science, History
Item Weight: 13.4 Oz
Item Length: 8.6 in
Author: Mary Roach
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
