具体描述
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 addictive 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.
用户评价
##给业余人士读的医学fun facts。50年代脑前额叶手术读起来都让我PTSD……感恩活在当代。
##很多知识都是义务教育期间学过的。最大的感受是mysterious的医学现象太多，没能看到更新的研究成果(连G点的存在都存疑啊?那我曾经的努力找寻是不是白费了啊)。或许目前状况也大同小异吧。只是这位作者对顺产、母乳喂养和产期不能用任何药物有点偏执，读到那里让我有点不快。
##充满知识和惊喜，像回到了高中生物课，只是更有趣，不得不赞叹人类的身体构造和医学发展，语言简洁易懂不难懂
##不知道为什么Bryson决定在这个题目上写书。不同于旅游、历史、莎士比亚甚至”everything”，人们不大想从非专业人士那里学习人体知识。虽然没发现大错，科技史部分也算可读，但整体读不下去。因为我不想让英语老师教我生物。
##堪称人体八卦大全
##嗯，匆匆听完了。其实相对认真听的是从第十三章的肺开始的。有点想存本纸质版稍微认真的读一下了解一下
有几年没读Bryson了，再读还是好喜欢他。他写的科学书都超有看头，信息量大还能把你逗乐，即便话题足够严肃。这本有Bryson的一贯优点，非常推荐。哦对，原来自由基和抗氧化完全骗人的啊，40年代的一个研究，后来被证明是错的，但是保健品行业的威力很大，卖货第一。
##有几次好怕他读断气哈哈哈
##神奇