Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.A wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything, this book will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again. Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. Many authors have produced such guides in recent years, and some of them are. Bryson’s latest book is a Baedeker of the human body, a fact-studded survey of our physiques, inside and out. Jacobs, The New York Times Book Review 'Mr. Book Summary :In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe.Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Bryson, who gives off a Cronkite-like trustworthy vibe, is good at allaying fears and busting myths.
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