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The Body: A Guide For Occupants by Bill Bryson

 

Bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.

The Body: A Guide For Occupants by Bill Bryson

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  • Format: Paperback

     

    Condition: New

     

    Publishing Info: Doubleday Canada, 2021

     

    ISBN: 9780385685764

     

    National Bestseller
    New York Times Bestseller
    International Bestseller

    A New York Times Editors' Choice

    Named one of the Best Books of 2019 by Maclean's, The Washington Post, USA Today 

    Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody.

    Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you, in particular. As Bill Bryson writes, "we pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted." The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information.

     

    About the Author: Bill Bryson's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, Notes from a Small Island, Notes from a Big Country, In a Sunburned Country, A Short History of Nearly Everything (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, At Home, and One Summer. He lives in England with his wife.

     

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