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The body : a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson

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Summary
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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
x, 703 pages (large print)
Contents
  • In the dissecting room : the skeleton
  • On the move : bipedalism and exercise
  • Equilibrium
  • The immune system
  • Deep breath : the lungs and breathing
  • Food, glorious food
  • The guts
  • Sleep
  • In the nether regions
  • In the beginning : conception and birth
  • How to build a human
  • Nerves and pain
  • When things go wrong : diseases
  • When things go very wrong : cancer
  • Medicine good and bad
  • The end
  • The outside : skin and hair
  • Microbial you
  • The brain
  • The head
  • Down the hatch : the mouth and throat
  • The heart and blood
  • The chemistry department
Isbn
9780593106297
Link
https://archive.org/details/specialproject_exclude
Instance
Label
The body : a guide for occupants
Title
The body
Title remainder
a guide for occupants
Statement of responsibility
Bill Bryson
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
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http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Bryson, Bill
Dewey number
612
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
QM23.2
LC item number
.B79 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Human anatomy
  • Human body
  • Human physiology
Label
The body : a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson
Link
https://archive.org/details/specialproject_exclude
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • In the dissecting room : the skeleton
  • On the move : bipedalism and exercise
  • Equilibrium
  • The immune system
  • Deep breath : the lungs and breathing
  • Food, glorious food
  • The guts
  • Sleep
  • In the nether regions
  • In the beginning : conception and birth
  • How to build a human
  • Nerves and pain
  • When things go wrong : diseases
  • When things go very wrong : cancer
  • Medicine good and bad
  • The end
  • The outside : skin and hair
  • Microbial you
  • The brain
  • The head
  • Down the hatch : the mouth and throat
  • The heart and blood
  • The chemistry department
Control code
pr05448329
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
x, 703 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780593106297
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
pr05448329
Label
The body : a guide for occupants, Bill Bryson
Link
https://archive.org/details/specialproject_exclude
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • In the dissecting room : the skeleton
  • On the move : bipedalism and exercise
  • Equilibrium
  • The immune system
  • Deep breath : the lungs and breathing
  • Food, glorious food
  • The guts
  • Sleep
  • In the nether regions
  • In the beginning : conception and birth
  • How to build a human
  • Nerves and pain
  • When things go wrong : diseases
  • When things go very wrong : cancer
  • Medicine good and bad
  • The end
  • The outside : skin and hair
  • Microbial you
  • The brain
  • The head
  • Down the hatch : the mouth and throat
  • The heart and blood
  • The chemistry department
Control code
pr05448329
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First large print edition.
Extent
x, 703 pages (large print)
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780593106297
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
pr05448329

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