could stand as an ultimate prescription for life.' - The Guardian 'Bill Bryson isn't a medic, biologist or psychiatrist, but that's what makes his exploration of the human body, all seven billion billion billion atoms of it (the book is rich in jaw-dropping stats), so readable and useful. A tour of the minuscule it aims to do for the human body what his A Short History of Nearly Everything did for science.The prose motors gleefully along, a finely tuned engine running on jokes, factoids and biographical interludes.Wry, companionable, avuncular and always lucid. Bryson's tone is both informative and inviting, encouraging the reader, throughout this exemplary work, to share the sense of wonder he expresses at how the body is constituted and what it is capable of.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review 'A pleasing, entertaining sojourn into the realm of what makes us tick.' - Kirkus Reviews, 'A directory of wonders.Extraordinary. Bryson's distinctive voice will likely delight readers eager to go sightseeing around the world they embody.' - The American Scholar 'A delightful tour guide.Bryson's stroll through human anatomy, physiology, evolution, and illness (diabetes, cancer, infections) is instructive, accessible, and entertaining.' - Booklist, starred review ' describes the often bewildering mystery of diseases, the science of pain, and the advances made in medical treatment, all with care and concern.

With light footed prose, The Body winds its way through the dense terrain of anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry.The result is an absorbing catalog of the human body in all its firmness and fatality.The colossal roster of facts on display is dazzling. 'Bill Bryson is not so much a discoverer of new lands as a charismatic cartographer of existing ones, smartly mapping points of entry into territory that might otherwise remain impenetrable to curious travelers. 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. 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.

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. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. One of The Washington Post's 50 Most Notable Works of Nonfiction 2019 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.

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