Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body: A Guide for Occupants is an extraordinary exploration of the human body which will have you marvelling at the form you occupy. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
"A directory of wonders. Extraordinary stories about the heart,
lungs, genitals ... plus some anger and life advice - all delivered
in the inimitable Bryson style" -- Gavin Francis * Guardian *
"Remarkable ... Every page is dense with scientific facts written
as vividly as a thriller, as well as answers to conundrums such as
why we don't fall out of bed when we are asleep ... It is woven
through with the kind of human stories that Bryson has made his
trademark." * Mail on Sunday *
"Readable and useful ... witty, jargon-free prose that glides you
through 400 pages. It's fun to read because it's not just
comprehensive, but quirky." -- Richard Morrison * The Times *
"'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson... richly interesting... an
entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book. If it sells hundreds
of thousands of copies, like the last one, it will be no bad
thing.'" * The Sunday Times *
"'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts into an
entertaining and nutritious book..where Byrson really shines is in
his imaginative glosses on the facts he has collected.'" * The
Daily Telegraph *
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