《人体简史》是一部既硬核又有趣的科普作品,Bill Bryson语带幽默的写法让本作读起来十分轻松有趣,值得一读。我所阅读的是文汇出版社的简体中文版,原作标题The Body: A Guide for Occupants被翻译为《人体简史:你的身体30亿岁了》完全是八竿子打不着。出版社强行使用“简史”为名可能是为了跟作者之前的作品《万...
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 ...
During the recent holiday I read Bill Bryson's latest tome ––and, as usual, he far exceeded my expectations. As Bill says: "Houses aren't refuges from history. They are where history ends up."Before we plunge deeper into the fray, I have to say that I love Bill Bryson's work. ...
any topic and spool it into the most entertaining thing you’ve ever read….Bryson demonstrates his gift for putting science in layman’s terms, deftly melding the most incredible statistics with wit to expose humorous and fascinating aspects of the human condition.”— BookPage (starred review)...
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In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the...
Book Review: The Body: A Guide for Occupants Bill Bryson, the well-known author of several books on topics such as popular science, literature, English usage, and hiking in Great Britain and on the Appalachian Trail, has written this book to explain various features of the human bo... HS...
Linda Myrick spoke and sang. Keitha Bryson and Paul Chonka safeguarded the demands during the march and organized the many marshalls who helped direct our peaceful crowd during the rally. So many more hands, hearts, and minds helped organize this event. That is just to name a few who worke...
Green, M., Bryson, S., Poston, T., & Wexelblat, A. (1994). Hands off my VR: the role of gestures in VR (panel session). Proceedings of Virtual Reality Software and Technology, (pp. 267- 268). Singapore: Worlds Scientific. Green, R. (1985). The Drawing Prism: A Versatile ...