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"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"-- Provided by publisher.

"From the bestselling author of A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING, a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body"-- Provided by publisher.

 

 

Table of Contents

 

1 How to Build a Human 1

2 The Outside: Skin and Hair 11

3 Microbial You 28

4 The Brain 48

5 The Head 72

6 Down the Hatch: The Mouth and Throat 92

7 The Heart and Blood 112

8 The Chemistry Department 138

9 In the Dissecting Room: The Skeleton 158

10 On the Move: Bipedalism and Exercise 174

11 Equilibrium 185

12 The Immune System 199

13 Deep Breath: The Lungs and Breathing 212

14 Food, Glorious Food 226

15 The Guts 248

16 Sleep 260

17 Into the Nether Regions 275

18 In the Beginning: Conception and Birth 289

19 Nerves and Pain 304

20 When Things Go Wrong: Diseases 318

21 When Things Go Very Wrong: Cancer 335

22 Medicine Good and Bad 351

23 The End 368

 

Acknowledgments 385

Notes on Sources 387

Bibliography 416

Index 425