Breve storia del corpo umano

I went into this book with the attitude of "of course, Bill Bryson can make anything interesting", but I was still a little unsure if this was the right book for me. There are definitely interesting aspects of the body, but I'm more of a "fun fact here, quirky tidbit there" kinda person. I wasn't su Leggi tutto

I learned so much from this book. One of the things I learned was that continuing to learn and keeping my brain active will help me avoid dementia, so you should read this book, too. I highlighted many pages, so I’ll just offer a few highlights here. The thing I found fascinating was reading about o Leggi tutto

This was actually really good! Highly recommend it if the topic interested you, the audiobook was also great!

The definition of a “well” person?Someone who hasn’t been examined yet (loosely quoted from the book) This book is two things: - Really interesting trivia about the human body - Terrifying I love trivia, and this book had tons of it. This was not a deeply scientific analysis of the human body. It is just Leggi tutto

(Throwback review) If you are in quarantine due to Covid-19 and if you want to read just one book, this is the one you should pick. Chapter 20 (When things go wrong) in this book is a must-read one as it is perfectly explaining the current scenario we are facing. This book will help us know more abo Leggi tutto

To know that one does not know how not just even a tiny part of the body works is the first step to getting interested in exploring each fascinating, inner landscape. From up to down, inside to outside, young to old, organ to nerve and so on goes the journey trough our miraculous wonder of nature wh Leggi tutto

A book that tells our body in layman's terms. The author makes it simple to read and understand this book. I like these words: “Exercise regularly. Eat sensibly. Die anyway.” Anyway, I agree that quality of life is the priority, hopefully, most of the time we are living happily and healthy. I recommend Leggi tutto