There really is no story more amazing than the story of us. ‘What I learned is that we are infinitely more complex and wondrous, and often more mysterious, than I had ever suspected. There really is no story more amazing than the story of us.’ Bill Bryson 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 make up.Ī wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything, this book will have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. The relaxing effect of cannabidiol combines with the. In the bestselling, 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. Case in point: Into Autumn Embers, a roll-on perfume oil that combines just two powerful ingredients, Indian oud, and 200mg full-spectrum CBD. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.’ We take about 550 million breaths during our lifetime.

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. Book review: The body: A guide for occupants by Bill Bryson.

The body a guide for occupants review