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'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. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.' 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. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. 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. A 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. '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

Что это за книга? Это не энциклопедия — хотя здесь разложено по полочкам множество фактов. Это не практическое руководство — хотя здесь имеется масса полезных инструкций, например, "как самому создать Вселенную". Это не детективный роман — хотя от книги невозможно оторваться. Это просто увлекательная история. История всего на свете. Почти всего.

Книга об Америке. О том времени, когда страна стремительно рвалась вперед! Вперед в науке и технике, вперед в свободе личных отношений, вперед в искусстве и политике!