Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Title: The body : a guide for occupants / Bill Bryson. Author: Bryson, Bill, author. Format: Book Edition: First edition Publisher, Date: New York : Doubleday, 2019 Description: x, 450 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm Summary: Bill Bryson 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. Subjects: Human anatomy. Human physiology. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-424) and index. Contents: How to build a human -- 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 -- 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 buts -- Sleep -- Into the nether regions -- In the beginning: conception and birth -- Nerves and pain -- When things go wrong: diseases -- When things go very wrong: cancer -- Medicine good and bad -- The end. ISBN: 9780385539302 9780804172721 System Availability: 62 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 0 # System items in: 41 Reserve Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Availability' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Map It Displaying 1 of 1
