The Body

A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson provides a broad, accessible tour of human anatomy and physiology, explaining how the body develops, functions, repairs itself, and sometimes fails. The book covers major systems and organs, including the brain, heart, immune system, senses, and reproductive system, while placing medical knowledge in historical and scientific context. It also discusses disease, aging, medical breakthroughs, and the limits of current understanding. The central idea is that the human body is extraordinarily complex and largely taken for granted.

by Bill Bryson

Gyldendal · First published 2019