The Body
A Guide for Occupants
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The Body
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Bill Bryson
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Bill Bryson
'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.’
In the best-selling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe.
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, The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological makeup.
©2019 Bill Bryson (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
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Çok satan yazarımızla yaptığımız özel röportajı izleyin; The Body adlı eserinin ilham kaynağını anlatıyor.Editör yorumları
“Between the mysterious, the unexpected, the unknown and the undiscovered The Body: A Guide for Occupants takes us through all the weird and wonderful parts of the human body with humour, historical anecdotes and some truly jaw-dropping facts. Somehow, with all that jam packed in, listening to it still feels like an entertaining coffee with an old friend. I have loved many of Bill Bryson’s books but I think this one may have just jostled its way to the top of my list of favourites. Definitely take a listen if you’ve ever wondered why or how your body does what it does, or, if not, take a listen for the multitude of amazing facts you can pull out at your next awkward dinner party.” (Alex, Audible Editor)
“In this illuminating history of the human form, Bill Bryson presents scientific research in an accessible way, introducing a host of individuals including the world’s first kidney transplant recipient and the Nobel Prize-winning Peter Medawar. Covering everything from sleep to immunity, I came away from listening to the audiobook with a newfound appreciation and respect for my body. A perfect listen for new and existing Bill Bryson fans alike.” (Jess, Audible Editor)
Bill Bryson’ın hayatı ve dönemleri
1951 yılında Des Moines, Iowa’da doğan Bill Bryson, şu anda Birleşik Krallık’ta yaşamaktadır. Çok satan, ince mizahlı kitapları seyahat, İngiliz dili, tarih ve popüler bilim konularını kapsamaktadır.
1972’de daha geniş dünyayı deneyimleme arzusuyla memleketi olan eyaletten ayrılan Bryson, Avrupa’yı gezdi ve farklılıklarından keyif aldı. Ertesi yıl döndüğünde, gazetecilik kariyerine başlamadan önce bir psikiyatri hastanesinde çalıştı. İlk yayımlanan kitabı The Lost Continent (1989), bir Amerika turu anlatmaktadır; ancak Bryson bunun bir seyahat kitabı olmadığını ileri sürmüştür. “Daha çok sosyolojikti” diyor. “Büyüdüğüm bu ülkeye bakıyor ve nasıl değiştiğini – ve benim nasıl değiştiğimi görüyordum.”
Loved the stories about the famous, ( and less famous) characters in medicine and the amazing complexity of our bodies and disease
An interesting overview of over investigation( particularly in USA) and Health Outcomes ( US & UK excellent examples)
I found the pronunciation of some words slightly jarring to UK ears, but perhaps I've said it wrong for nearly 4 decades!!!
Excellent starter in Anatomy, Physiology and Bioch
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Yes this book is stuffed with facts as you would expect such as the length of the intestines and the surface areas of the lungs that you would find in any biology text book, he adds an extra dimension in his tales of the pioneers of medicine, some were geniuses, some were lucky and some were fraudsters; they were all fascinating. He also has some interesting thoughts on diseases and life expectancies across the ages and in different counties that are thought provoking and terrifying at the same time.
All in all, Bill is, as you would expect, good company along this journey and my knowledge of human biology has been enhanced in an enjoyable and entertaining listen that I would recommend to anyone. There is also some "bonus material" to the audible version of this book in which five people discuss sound and what it means to them.
Entertaining travelogue journey into the body
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Amazing, fascination and all you would expect :o)
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My head is literally bulging with new facts that have been injected there with great skill.
My sense of self has been augmented with wonderful awe and respect for all the bits that make me that I wasn't aware of. I just found myself mentally expressing gratitude, in a Kondo-esque way, to all the little atoms that were along with me for the ride as I wished them farewell and watched them disappear down the urinal.
I am currently part way through chapter 2.
Great to hear Bill's voice: Audible version review
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Excellent listen.
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