The Body: A Guide for Occupants

In the bestselling, prize-winning <i>A Short History of Nearly Everything</i>, Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe.<br /><br />Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, <i>The Body: A Guide for Occupants</i> is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.<br /><br />A wonderful successor to <i>A Short History of Nearly Everything</i>, this book will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again.