![]() The book is both entertaining and educational, based on the latest research in the field, though I often wished he had gone into more depth on a particular topic, but then I have a background in nursing for anyone coming to the topic without prior knowledge, it is probably pitched about right. ![]() His warm and engaging prose makes the subject matter accessible for anyone interested in a human's inner workings and is filled with jaw-dropping facts, fascinating statistics and interesting anecdotes, giving the reader a new appreciation for the bag of bones we call our body. Bill Bryson takes the reader on a tour of the human body, from head to toe and from conception and birth to death, covering the major organs and systems as well as what happens when things go wrong (in chapters on diseases and cancer). ![]() The Body: A Guide for Occupants is described as an 'owner's manual for everybody'. ![]()
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