The Body by Bill Bryson takes readers on a captivating journey through the human body, exploring various organs, systems, diseases, and medical breakthroughs. Bryson's writing style is described as informative, humorous, and thought-provoking, making complex scientific information accessible and engaging for the layperson. The book covers a wide range of topics, from anatomy to medical history, presenting a comprehensive overview of the human body and its inner workings.
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Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body-how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail. Full of extraordinary facts (your body made a million red blood cells since you started reading this) and irresistible Brysonesque anecdotes, The Body will lead you to a deeper understanding of the miracle that is life in general and you in particular.
As Bill Bryson writes, "We pass our existence within this wobble of flesh and yet take it almost entirely for granted." The Body will cure that indifference with generous doses of wondrous, compulsively readable facts and information. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for every body.
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5 stars
This was a horrendously informative read. The author tackles the human body from top to bottom, of course the important parts or the fascinating ones. He also talks about the medical/medicine history. Every chapter had something interesting to tell, statistics on how it was before and now or how it differs from country to country or region. The baffling power of our body and mind. The myths or legends which are still haunting our society.
The most cringe worthy parts were two in this book,
1)The tests were done on humans with new medicines along with surgeries (thank the lord, i am not a medical person. I m a coward).
2)How so many medicines we are taking now, are still not the exact solution for the ailments.
Well researched, each chapter tells us not about a body part but also the medical history, politics involved, experiments done etc which was very interesting. Even after these many years of research oh human body and as human residing inside a body, we almost know nothing much concrete about it. Body keeps amazing us.
Happy Reading!
Un libro lleno de information interesante y de anecdotas.
Hay bastante informacion de la historia de la medicina, si esto no te interesa, quiza se hace pesado a veces.
Cada capitulo esta dividido en partes y cada una tiene inmumerable anecdotas, lo que lo hace muy llevadero.
Por ejemplo:
Capitulo: Sangre
Parte 1: El corazon
- El corazon es un musculo....
- Se relaciona con el tamaño ...
- Todos los animales tienen el mismo numero de latidos en vida ...
- Primero estudiado por alguien metiendose un cable por un brazo....
- El primer transplante ...
Parte 2: Tipos
Y asi, lo que lo hace muy entretenido, nunca estas mas de una pagina en un lugar especifico, es como ir navegando la wikipedia donde solo te das un par de minutos por articulo.
When Things Go Wrong: Diseases’
(This book was written pre-COVID-19)
“The fact is we are really no better prepared for a bad outbreak today than we were when Spanish flu killed tens of millions of people a hundred years ago.
The reason we haven’t had another experience like that isn’t because we have been especially vigilant. It’s because we have been lucky.”
-Michael Kirch
Washington University
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About the Author:
BILL BRYSON's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, and A Short History of Nearly Everything (which won the Aventis Prize in Britain and the Descartes Prize, the European Union's highest literary award). He was…
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