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Lädt ... The Body: A Guide for Occupants (2021. Auflage)von Bill Bryson (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A fun book about the human body and it's parts and processes. The author goes into enough detail to be useful, but avoids getting mired in too much minutia. Definitely recommend. ( ) BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS (Print: 1/1/2019; 978-0857522405; Doubleday; 448 pages.) Audio: 10/15/2019; 9780147526946; Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group; Duration: 14:11:39 (Film: No) SUMMARY/EVALUATION: I listened to Bill’s “At Home” a couple of months ago and at that point put him on the “read everything written” list. This is an interesting topic, and while I would like to find non-fiction audiobooks devoted to each topic he’s covered here, I suspect they would not be nearly as interesting, or fun, to listen to. So, did you know that when someone is “in good humor”, the phrase initially did not mean that s/he was in a good mood, but that all four humors (black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm) were in good working order (which would indeed lead to a good mood)? Or, that when a lady hits menopause, it’s not because she has run out of eggs? Did you know that you are not the only one that sees tiny white short strand-like dancing dots when you look into the blue sky? That’s called the "Blue Field Entopic Phenomenon", or better, “blue-sky-sprites”. It’s caused by white blood cells passing in front of your retina. You don’t see the red cells because the color blue cancels out the color red….or, I guess scientists like to say one color absorbs the other--something like that, but I like my version better. The entire book is that interesting, IMAGINE! Or better yet, read it. You know, this was an interesting read generally, lots of factoids and snapshots of the people involved in our current understanding of the body. However, I felt throughout like Bryson was trying really hard to write a "Bill Bryson" book about the body that would rival A Short History of Nealy Everything and I can't help but feel like it came up short. I'm glad I read it, partially because it gives a good sense for how much baloney is out there masquerading as knowledge and also because it makes one appreciate having access to a 21st Century approach to medicine (imperfect as it may be). In his inimical style, Bill Bryson lays bare all about human body, from working of various body parts and organ systems, to what causes and prevents diseases, to discovery and invention of medical sciences, to impact and consequences of lifestyle, making this book a packed capsule for anyone wanting to know and understand what a wonder human body (and by extension, living organism) is. Even in my limited pedestrian understanding, there are as many wonders inside our body as there are in the rest of the universe. While I knew most of the major stuff in the book beforehand and hence incremental value for me was limited, I can appreciate how this book will boost a typical person's awareness manifold. However capturing a very technical subject full of jargons in layperson book was always going to be hard, and hence despite running in over 400 pages, book feels just rushing through topics many times, or explaining external symptoms rather than internal workings. I will not blame Bill for this, but because of this reason and because of a little less quantity of funny quips than is his usual style, one feels less than a absolute delight after reading this book. The book is eminently suitable for kids too, as most his books are, and except for one or two chapters on reproductive organs, depending on your parental judgement, can be read by or read to kids as young as five years old. Like his other book 'Short History of Nearly Everything,' this should indeed be read to kids to ignite the scientific temperament and wonderful awe.
"He has waded through a PhD’s worth of articles, interviewed a score of physicians and biologists, read a library of books, and had a great deal of fun along the way. There’s a formula at work – the prose motors gleefully along, a finely tuned engine running on jokes, factoids and biographical interludes." BeinhaltetBearbeitet/umgesetzt inHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder StudentenAuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
"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 compulsively readable 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"-- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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