Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Title: The body [text (large print)] : a guide for occupants / Bill Bryson. Format: Large Print, Book Author: Bryson, Bill, author. Edition: Large print edition. Publisher, Date: [New York] : Random House Large Print, [2019] Description: x, 703 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm large print Summary: 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. Subjects: Human physiology. Human anatomy. Genre: Large print books. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-651) and index. Contents: 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. ISBN: 9780593106297 (paperback ; large print) 0593106296 (paperback ; large print) 9780593106297 : PAP 0593106296 : PAP (paperback ; large print) (paperback ; large print) Other Number: 1107574949 Control Number: 3737236 Total Owned in SHARE 5 # Available: 5 Current Holds: 0 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
