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★ 《萬物簡史》作者全新力作，人體最精彩導覽書★ 英國No.1暢銷，科學書大獎入圍作品★ 從頭到腳，揭開人體運作的驚人祕密★ 最幽默也最驚奇的「人體使用說明書」我們一生都住在這具身體裡，卻很少真正了解它。比爾．布萊森以一貫幽默又迷人的筆調，帶領讀者展開一場從頭到腳的人體探索之旅。從心臟如何跳動、肺如何呼吸，到大腦如何思考與記憶，本書將複雜的生理機制轉化為一段段令人驚嘆的故事。你會知道：一生竟會吃下數十噸食物，人體的DNA可以延伸至遙遠的宇宙邊界，而我們的身體竟擁有驚人的自我修復能力。科學知識與歷史趣聞交織其中，既豐富又引人入勝。這不只是一本科普書，而是一場關於「人類存在」的讚嘆。當你理解這具身體的奇蹟，也會重新看見自身的價值與奧祕。ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:THE WASHINGTON POST • FINANCIAL TIMES • THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS • BOOKPAGE • BOSTON.COMBill 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 addictive 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 t

Bill Bryson 在《A Short History of Nearly Everything》中展開一場不出門的冒險，從宇宙的誕生到人類的出現，他以幽默的文字追問「我們為什麼在這裡」。原本令人卻步的科學領域，在他的筆下成了引人入勝的故事，讓讀者在輕鬆閱讀中理解地球與生命的奧祕。本書不只是知識之書，更像一場關於存在的思考，提醒我們懷著驚奇的心看待世界。Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at home he can't contain his curiosity about the world around him. A Short History of Nearly Everything is his quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. Bill Bryson's challenge is to take subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry and particle physics, and see if there isn't some way to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science.The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century, and reveals the world in a way most o

Bill Bryson’s first travel book opened with the immortal line, ‘I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.’ In this deeply funny and personal memoir, he travels back in time to explore the ordinary kid

From one of the most beloved and bestselling authors in the English language, a vivid, nostalgic, and utterly hilarious memoir of growing up in the 1950sBill Bryson was born in the middle of the Ameri

What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling trave

The brand-new children's book from Bill Bryson - all about the amazing English language.Adapted from Mother Tongue this stunningly illustrated book by Bill Bryson tells the story of English, from the first words ever spoken to the very first dictionaries.Perfect for ages 8 to 80!Every day, you do something incredible, and I bet you barely ever think about it: you speak. But have you ever wondered why the English language turned out like it did?If so, this is the book for you. It will also answer some VERY important questions . . .? Why do we have the Vikings to thank for words like glitter and sky?? Why did goodbye used to be god be with you?? Why did LOL originally mean little old ladies?? And why did no one know what majestic meant until Shakespeare came along?In this epic journey through words, rhymes - and even a few jokes - Bill Bryson will teach you how the English language came to be (clue: lots of invasions) and what makes it a rich and beautiful thing (lots of Shakespeare).Get

A beautifully illustrated edition of the Number One Bestseller and Sunday Times Science Book of the Year, this head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body is as compulsively readable as it is comprehensive.Number One Bestseller in both hardback and paperback The Sunday Times Book of the Year The ideal gift for everybody'We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contraption that is us.'Bill Bryson sets off to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts, astonishing stories and now fully illustrated for the first time, The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological make up.A wonderful successor to A Short History of Nearly Everything, this new book is an instant classic. It will h

Adapted from A Short History of Nearly Everything, this stunningly illustrated book from the extraordinary Bill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science, and everything in between. Per

Adapted from A Short History of Nearly Everything, this stunningly illustrated book from the extraordinary Bill Bryson takes us from the Big Bang to the dawn of science, and everything in between.Perf

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER_______'A directory of wonders.' - The Guardian'Jaw-dropping.' - The Times'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson...an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.' - The

★ 《萬物簡史》作者全新力作，人體最精彩導覽書★ 英國No.1暢銷，科學書大獎入圍作品★ 從頭到腳，揭開人體運作的驚人祕密★ 最幽默也最驚奇的「人體使用說明書」我們一生都住在這具身體裡，卻很少真正了解它。比爾．布萊森以一貫幽默又迷人的筆調，帶領讀者展開一場從頭到腳的人體探索之旅。從心臟如何跳動、肺如何呼吸，到大腦如何思考與記憶，本書將複雜的生理機制轉化為一段段令人驚嘆的故事。你會知道：一生竟會吃下數十噸食物，人體的DNA可以延伸至遙遠的宇宙邊界，而我們的身體竟擁有驚人的自我修復能力。科學知識與歷史趣聞交織其中，既豐富又引人入勝。這不只是一本科普書，而是一場關於「人類存在」的讚嘆。當你理解這具身體的奇蹟，也會重新看見自身的價值與奧祕。#1 Sunday Times bestseller in both hardback and paperback, this head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body is as compulsively readable as it is comprehensive. Bryson at his very best, it is a must-read owner's manual for everybody.#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE_______'A directory of wonders.'- The Guardian'Jaw-dropping.'- The Times'Classic, wry, gleeful Bryson...an entertaining and absolutely fact-rammed book.'- The Sunday Times'It is a feat of narrative skill to bake so many facts into an entertaining and nutritious book.'- The Daily Telegraph_______'We spend our whole

‘We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. The idea of the book is simply to try to understand the extraordinary contrap

Bill Bryson is one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journey–into the most intriguing and consequential questions tha

A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter.Twenty years ago, Bill Bry

"Funny, wise, learned and compulsive." (GQ). Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life a

This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors br

Bill Bryson’s bestselling biography of William Shakespeare takes the reader on an enthralling tour through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship—updated with a new in

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, w

In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books

The hilarious and loving sequel to a hilarious and loving classic of travel writing:Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson’s valentine to his adopted country of EnglandIn 1995 Bill Bryson got into his

The hilarious and loving sequel to a hilarious and loving classic of travel writing:Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson’s valentine to his adopted country of EnglandIn 1995 Bill Bryson got into his

It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life – a large portion of it quite deadly. In

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, w

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, w

The award-winning author of A Short History of Nearly Everything recounts the story of a pivotal cultural year in the United States when mainstream pursuits and historical events were marked by contri

In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest), a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a

What does history really consist of? Centuries of people quietly going about their daily business - sleeping, eating, having sex, endeavouring to get comfortable. And where did all these normal activi

One of the most admired nonfiction writers of our time retells the story of one truly fabulous year in the life of his native country—a fascinating and gripping narrative featuring such outsized Ame

Britain's writer of narrative non-fiction, the author travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever.

From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home—now richly illustrated with more than two hundred images in full colorBill Bryson and his f

With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the

In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded books

From one of the world’s most beloved and bestselling authors, a terrifically useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.What is

Enter the world of science as Bill Bryson unmasks the mysteries of the universe.Did you know that:‧ Every atom in your body has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions

From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers.What is the

What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, as they do t

About the Book From bestselling author Bill Bryson comes this compelling short biography of William Shakespeare, our greatest dramatist and poet.Examining centuries of myths, half-truths and downright

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hi

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed th

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryso