Bill Bryson

Gebundenes Buch

The Body

A Guide for Occupants

Beschreibung

Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides readers through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail.

Autor

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 chancellor of Durham University, England's third oldest university, from 2005 to 2011, and is an honorary fellow of Britain's Royal Society.

© Jerry Bauer

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 161mm x 50mm
• Gewicht: 832g
• ISBN-13: 9780385539302
• ISBN-10: 0385539304
• Artikelnr.: 56402275

Rezensionen

A directory of wonders. Extraordinary stories about the heart, lungs, genitals ... plus some anger and life advice - all delivered in the inimitable Bryson style Gavin Francis Guardian