Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers -Revised Edition
$37.80
- Paperback
539 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2004
Summary
Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with nearly 90,000 copies in print.
Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky’s acclaimed and successful “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and addiction, as well as new insights into anxiety and personality disorder and the impact of spirituality on managing stress.
As Sapolsky explains, most of us do not lie awake at n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780805073690 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0805073698 |
| Author: | Robert M. Sapolsky |
| Publisher: | Owl Books (NY) |
| Imprint: | St Martin's Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 539 |
| Edition: | 3rd |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2004 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 155mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our time.”–Oliver Sacks
For the first edition of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers:
Sapolsky succeeds in interpreting technical material in a way that leaves readers with an understanding of how the same physiological responses, so well suited for dealing with short-term physical emergencies, can turn into potential disasters when chronically provoked for psychological or other reasons….The author has a way with words and images….you’ll find plenty to intrigue you. –The Washington Post
Robert Sapolsky wittily dissects the anatomy of human stress-response. –The Wall Street Journal “Robert M. Sapolsky is one of the best science writers of our time.” Oliver Sacks
For the first edition of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers:
Sapolsky succeeds in interpreting technical material in a way that leaves readers with an understanding of how the same physiological responses, so well suited for dealing with short-term physical emergencies, can turn into potential disasters when chronically provoked for psychological or other reasons….The author has a way with words and images….you’ll find plenty to intrigue you. The Washington Post
Robert Sapolsky wittily dissects the anatomy of human stress-response. The Wall Street Journal
” Preface
Why Don’t Zebras Get Ulcers? Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers Sex and Reproduction Immunity, Stress, and Disease Stress and Pain Stress and Memory Stress and a Good Night’s Sleep Aging and Death Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful? Stress and Depression Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure The View from the Bottom Managing Stress
Notes Illustration Credits Index Preface Why Don’t Zebras Get Ulcers? Glands, Gooseflesh, and Hormones Stroke, Heart Attacks, and Voodoo Death Stress, Metabolism, and Liquidating Your Assets Ulcers, the Runs, and Hot Fudge Sundaes Dwarfism and the Importance of Mothers Sex and Reproduction Immunity, Stress, and Disease Stress and Pain Stress and Memory Stress and a Good Night’s Sleep Aging and Death Why Is Psychological Stress Stressful? Stress and Depression Personality, Temperament, and Their Stress-Related Consequences Junkies, Adrenaline Junkies, and Pleasure The View from the Bottom Managing Stress Notes Illustration Credits Index
About The Author
Robert M. Sapolsky
Robert M. Sapolsky is the author of several works of nonfiction, including “A Primate’s Memoir, The Trouble with Testosterone, ” and “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers.” He is a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant. He lives in San Francisco.
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