The Body
A Guide for Occupants
by Bill Bryson
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Recommended by 5 notable people, including Gretchen Rubin and Morgan Housel
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Recommended by 6 sources and appears in Health, Personal Trainers, and Nutrition.
Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a headtotoe tour of the marvel that is the human bodywith a new afterword for the Vintage paperback. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human bodyhow it functions, its remarkable ability to heal i...
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