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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction
1 Destiny
From there to here
The anthropology of an upright posture
Determining destiny
The architecture of the biped body
2 Disability
First impressions, catalogues, and curiosities
Cruel and unusual cures
Entering the genome
3 Difference
Creating the curve
The discriminating drama of the different foot
Fixing or not fixing the no-problem problem
Foot rules and rulers
4 Diet
Naming, not taming, the beast
Podiatric protein problems
Power, prevention, and sexual prowess
Gout’s white shoe fraternity
Cutting corns and cultivating customers
Safe, effective—and expensive
5 Desire
The heart wants what the nose knows
Do gods have feet?
Uncovering what’s inside
Objects of desire
Building the perfect foot
Appendix: Pais, ped, pod
Sources and Bibliography
Index
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