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The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bestselling author Bill Bryson takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body: how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail . . . 

Full of extraordinary facts, and irresistible Bryson-esque anecdotes, The Body will lead readers to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.  As addictive as it is comprehensive, The Body will have its readers marveling at the form they occupy, as well as celebrating the genius of their existence.

"Having described the physical nature of our world and beyond, from the atomic to the intergalactic, in The Body Bryson now turns inward to explain (in his lucid, amusing style) what we're made of.  Readers will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of their design." -- The Washington Post