Adrenaline

by Brian B. Hoffman

Book Overview

Inducing highs of excitement, anger, and terror, adrenaline fuels the extremes of human experience. A rush empowers superhuman feats in emergencies. Risk-taking junkies seek to replicate this feeling in dangerous recreations. And a surge may literally scare us to death. Adrenaline brings us up to speed on the fascinating molecule that drives some of our most potent experiences.

Adrenaline was discovered in 1894 and quickly made its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674050886
• ISBN13: 9780674050884
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.8"