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THE BODY ILLUSTRATED - BILL BRYSON GEBUNDEN

Number One Bestseller in both hardback and paperbackThe Sunday Times Book of the YearThe ideal
gift for everybody _______ 'A directory of wonders.' Guardian 'Jaw-dropping.' The Times
'Classic  wry  gleeful Bryson...an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.' The Sunday
Times 'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts into an entertaining and
nutritious book.' Daily Telegraph _______ '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  astonishing stories and now fully illustrated for the first time  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. The ideal gift for
readers of every age who wish to discover more about themselves. 'What I learned is that we are
infinitely more complex and wondrous  and often more mysterious  than I had ever suspected.
There really is no story more amazing than the story of us.' Bill Bryson

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