The body : a guide for occupants

The Resource The body : a guide for occupants
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The body : a guide for occupants
Title remainder
a guide for occupants
Statement of responsibility
Bill Bryson
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Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"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"--
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Provided by publisher
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
612
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
QM23.2
LC item number
.B79 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
QS 4
Target audience
adult

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