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The Body Illustrated: A Guide for Occupants

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Number One Bestseller in both hardback and paperback
The Sunday Times Book of the Year
The ideal gift for everybody
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'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
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'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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'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson... richly interesting... an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book. If it sells hundreds of thousands of copies, like the last one, it will be no bad thing.' ― Sunday Times

A directory of wonders. Extraordinary stories about the heart, lungs, genitals ... plus some anger and life advice - all delivered in the inimitable Bryson style -- Gavin Francis ― Guardian

SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019: 'so packed with arresting facts (you eat 60 tons of food in a lifetime) and unlikely anecdotes (such as Isambard Kingdom Brunel's six weeks with a half-sovereign lodged in his throat) that you barely notice the sheer volume of anatomical knowledge you're digesting ... makes complex subjects simple and eminently entertaining.' ― The Sunday Times

Bryson feeds the pith, pulp and bitter pips of a subject into his brain and produces a sweet, zingy quantity of juice - this book is a delight. ― The Spectator

Remarkable ... Every page is dense with scientific facts written as vividly as a thriller, as well as answers to conundrums such as why we don't fall out of bed when we are asleep ... It is woven through with the kind of human stories that Bryson has made his trademark. ― Mail on Sunday

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'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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4.7 out of 5

93.85% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars Fact filled book

R.L. · 19 December 2023

Very interesting book full of some incredible facts about the human body, written in Bill Bryson's easy reading style. It'll make you think about what is going on inside you and appreciate how amazing the body, and what makes it tick, is.

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is really interesting, very readable and you can start anywhere in it!

M.C.M.P. · 30 April 2023

So interesting - all the bits that might be incoherent to those without medical knowledge are all so simply explained. And as for those people who made medical discoveries along the way, Bill Bryson tells you all about their personalities and idiosynchrasies as well as their work. And the politics and stuff as well. Brilliant photographs. The only downside is actually the weight of the book - it's not exactly light reading!

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Bill Bryson. You'll know it's likely to be good.

D.J. · 19 June 2023

Bill Bryson has that knack of imparting lots of information, some of it mind-blowing, in a style that's easily accessible and fun to read

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book!

T.R. · 22 April 2024

What a great book. I enjoy Bill Bryson's books, but having one like The Body illustrated is really good. I have enjoyed rereading it and having it illustrated makes it even better.

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly entertaining and informative

s. · 19 January 2023

I really like Bill Bryson. He spins a great yarn based wonderfully researched facts from the most humble starting points. All his books are a joy to read. This is no exception. I am in the medical field and found this fascinating. So much colour is added to the ‘wow’ facts by hearing the history behind the discoveries about the human body.I would say be a great purchase and read !!

5.0 out of 5 stars Best edition of this masterpiece

g. · 12 January 2023

This illustrated edition of the Body by Bill Bryson is the best edition of this book I have read. It is all in large text, is easy to understand, and vividly illustrated with cartoons, scientists, and at the front and the back of the book with diagrams of the human body. This is the version that should have originally been published in 2019, as many people complained that the original book had no illustrations in it at all. This is certainly better than the original edition. Overall 5 stars.

4.0 out of 5 stars Damaged in transit

L. · 29 December 2022

Great book but wasn’t protected in package so the cover is damaged and has black marks along the spine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Tome

R.S. · 3 October 2024

High paper quality with interesting illustrations.82 years in this body just finding out how it works !Lovely book easy to read.

One of the most interesting popular books about our bodies

M. · 8 September 2024

I am over 50, but still found a huge amount of new information about myself in this book. Also good illustrations, many photographs to visualize the narrative. Very interesting reading.

Fantastic!

B. · 2 June 2023

Everything positive you've read about this is true and then some. Outstandingly well written (Bryson still has it!), and the illustrations are a wonderful addition. Warning: this book is bloody HEAVY. Can double as a handweight.

The book is an easy to read, enjoyable addition to my personal library.

A. · 13 May 2023

Bill Bryson has a knack to keep you rivetted to his writings and convert you to being his fan.

Blessuren an der Ware

T. · 4 April 2023

Der Einband war leider eingerissen.

Interesting facts about how the body works

A.C. · 20 March 2023

Beautifully photographed diagrams and photos. Very interesting. Pleased with the purchase.

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