{"product_id":"the-body-bill-bryson-9780552779913","title":"The Body (Bill Bryson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE \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\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He is the author of eighteen books and holds the record of having the most bestsellers of any author on the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list in the last fifty years. \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 2003, spent 106 weeks in the chart, won both the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize and is the biggest-selling popular science book of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson is a former Chancellor of Durham University and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), A-Format, Englisch, 544 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66094618968413,"sku":"K081005647","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8100564700001A.jpg?v=1790841658","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-body-bill-bryson-9780552779913","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}