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By Bryson, Bill2019., Adults, Doubleday Call No: HLTH 612 Edition: First United States edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "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"--
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-- 1 summerBy Bryson, Bill[2013]., Adult, Doubleday Call No: HIST 973.91 Edition: 1st United States ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Chronicles the sensational events of the summer of 1927, including the trans-Atlantic flight of Charles Lindbergh, the premier of the first "talking picture," and the beginning of Babe Ruth's home run record.
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By Bryson, Bill[2015]., Adults, Doubleday, an Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: TRAV 914.104 8612 Edition: First United States edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was 'Notes from a small island', a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed - and what hasn't.
