{"product_id":"bill-bryson-the-body-2019-hardback","title":"Bill Bryson: The Body [2019] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A directory of wonders.'\u003ci\u003e - The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jaw-dropping.'\u003ci\u003e - The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson...an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.'\u003ci\u003e - The Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts into an entertaining and nutritious book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e- The Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_______\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories \u003ci\u003eThe Body: A Guide for Occupants\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful successor to \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, this new book is an instant classic. It will  have you marvelling at the form you occupy, and celebrating the genius of your existence, time and time again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryson, Bill","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50867485311315,"sku":"XV80857522405","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":50867485278547,"sku":"9780857522405","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/bryson-bill-bill-bryson-the-body-2019-hardback-1159529681.jpg?v=1745859817","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/bill-bryson-the-body-2019-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}