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The body : a guide for occupants / Bill Bryson.
"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, 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. 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 Bryson-esque 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780385539302
- ISBN: 0385539304
- Physical Description: x, 450 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Doubleday, 2019.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 guts -- 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. |
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| Subject: | Human anatomy. Human physiology. |
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. |
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- 35 of 37 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Montgomery City Public. (Show)
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- 1 current hold with 37 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Montgomery City Public Library | 612 Bry (Text) | 31927000001024 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Adair County Public Library | A 612 Bry (Text) | 34029002484615 | Non Fiction | Available | - |
| Bowling Green Public Library | 612 Bry (Text) | 35030000005534 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 612 BRY ANATOMY (Text) | 33042004646025 | Adult Health Neighborhood | Available | - |
| Carthage Public Library | 612 B84b (Text) | 34MO2001804842 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Caruthersville Public Library | 612 BRY (Text) | 38417100435280 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 612 BRY 2019 (Text) | 0002205730910 | Adult Non-Fiction | Checked out | 05/09/2024 |
| Crawford County Library-Recklein Memorial-Cuba | 612 BRY (Text) | 33431000512721 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| De Soto Public Library | 612 BRYSON Bill (Text) | 33858000011162 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Doniphan-Ripley County Library | 612 BRYSO (Text) | 38421100739725 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
