The Human Machine Author:R. McNeill. Alexander As Alexander himself states, "This book views the human body and its movements as an engineer might view a structure or a machine." Drawing on timely research and original material, it is an accessible and very comprehensive examination of human movement, exploring the mechanical principles on which this movement -from facial expressions to athl... more »etic activity -is based. Alexander´s easy-going, descriptive style describes the science of biomechanics so that it becomes both relevant and intuitively reasonable.« less