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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
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David Rubenstein
What a marvelous book! Bill Bryson is one of my favorite authors. His dry wit shines in all of his books. Before reading this book, it was hard for me to imagine what the book would be like. I've read some of Bryson's travel books--all delightful--but I couldn't image what a book about the body would be like. As it turns out, it is a tour book, written in the same style, as a metaphorical tour of the body.

Bryson interleaves talking about a lot of facts with interesting and often humorous anecdot
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