Bibliograph

The body, a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson

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The body, a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The body

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bill Bryson

Sub title

a guide for occupants

Summary

'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. 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 new book is an instant classic. It will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again

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