{"product_id":"the-body-a-guide-for-occupants-by-bill-bryson","title":"The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - A must-read owner's manual for every body. Take a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body in this \"delightful, anecdote-propelled read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e) from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e. With a new Afterword.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill 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 Brysonesque anecdotes, \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Bill Bryson writes, \"We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST - FINANCIAL TIMES - THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS - BOOKPAGE - THE BOSTON GLOBE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Glorious. . . . Having described the physical nature of our world and beyond, from the atomic to the intergalactic, in \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e [Bryson] now turns inward to explain--in his lucid, amusing style--what we're made of. . . . Astonishing. . . . You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Delightful . . . reveals the thousands of rarely acknowledged tasks our body takes care of as we go about our day. . . . Informative, entertaining and often gross (kissing, according to one study, transfers up to one billion bacteria from one mouth to another, along with 0.2 micrograms of food bits). . . . Bryson, who gives off a Cronkite-like trustworthy vibe, is good at allaying fears and busting myths.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Bryson is a master explainer, with a gift for the pithy simile and all-encompassing metaphor. . . . Mr. Bryson's account is enlivened by his excellent command of the history of medicine. . . . Brisk, provocative and entertaining throughout.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Fascinating.\" \u003cb\u003e--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bryson launches himself into the wilderness of the human anatomy armed with his characteristic thoroughness and wit. . . .This book is full of such arresting factoids and, like a douser hunting water, Bryson is adept at finding the bizarre and the arcane in his subject matter. . . . Amazing.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A witty, informative immersion. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Body--\u003c\/i\u003ea delightful, anecdote-propelled read--proves one of his most ambitious yet, as he leads us on a head-to-toe tour of a physique that's terra incognita to many of us. . . . Playful, lucid. . . . [Bryson] cover[s] a remarkably large swathe of human corporeal and cerebral experience.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A directory of wonders. . . . Extraordinary. . . . A tour of the minuscule; it aims to do for the human body what his \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e did for science. . . . Wry, companionable, avuncular and always lucid . . . [ \u003ci\u003eThe Body\u003c\/i\u003e] could stand as an ultimate prescription for life.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A delightful tour guide. . . . Bryson's stroll through human anatomy, physiology, evolution, and illness (diabetes, cancer, infections) is instructive, accessible, and entertaining.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Amusingly informative.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A pleasing, entertaining sojourn into the realm of what makes us tick.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBILL BRYSON\u003c\/strong\u003e's bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e (which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award). He was chancellor of Durham University, England's third oldest university, from 2005 to 2011, and is an honorary fellow of Britain's Royal Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: January 26, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.95\" H x 8.0\" L x 5.15\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e464 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45230345191610,"sku":"9780804172721","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/71F5rOhJ_OL._SL1500.jpg?v=1760406658","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-body-a-guide-for-occupants-by-bill-bryson","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}