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Grunt : the curious science of humans at war / Mary Roach.

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Formatted Contents Note:	Second skin: what to wear to war -- Boom box: automotive safety for people who drive on bomb -- Fighting by ear: the conundrum of military noise -- Below the belt: the cruelest shot of all -- It might get weird: a salute to genital transplants -- Carnage under fire: how do combat medics cope? -- Sweating bullets: the war on heat -- Leaky SEALs: diarrhea as a threat to national security -- The maggot paradox: flies on the battlefield, for better and worse -- What doesn't kill you will make you reek: a brief history of stink bombs -- Old chum: how to make and test shark repellent -- That sinking feeling: when things go wrong under the sea -- Up and under: a submarine tries to sleep -- Feedback from the fallen: how the dead help the living stay that way.
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Summary

Baker & Taylor
The best-selling author of Gulp and Stiff explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, uniform designers, trainers and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers are conditioned to survive traumas ranging from heat and panic to exhaustion and noise.
Baker & Taylor
Explores the science of keeping humans healthy and focused in the extreme environments of war, drawing on interviews with doctors, trainers, and weapons testers to illuminate how soldiers are conditioned to survive traumas.
Book News
Roach presents readers with a scientific examination of the various factors that impact a soldier at war in contemporary times, as well as the ongoing impacts of war itself on the human body and mind long after conflict has ended. She covers military clothing and its impact on the wearer, the conundrum of military noise and the impact of sound upon soldiers, the coping mechanisms successfully employed by combat medics in various military contexts, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Mary Roach is a bestselling science writer based in California. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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