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The Body: A Guide for Occupants
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The inescapable fact is that the brain is an unnerving place as well as a marvelous one.

Bryson, Bill. The Body (p. 89). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.


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Bryson, Bill. The Body (p. 20). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.


WOW. What a book. I was totally captivated by the entire thing the whole time. Such a great overview of the human body and how it works. Throw in some examples and crazy stories of early medicine and now I
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Jul 14, 2022 rated it it was amazing