The Body: A Complete User's Guide

by Patricia S. Daniels, Richard Restak (Foreword), Trisha Gura

A comprehensive home reference for families, students and individuals interested in their health, this fully illustrated, easy-to-understand new edition includes the most up-to-date information about the human body, plus tips for keeping your body healthy and strong. 

Created in collaboration with a panel of medical experts, The Body features the latest information about the inner workings of the human body and its vital systems. Packed with plenty of how-to tips to stay healthy and illustrated with more than 300 color photographs and diagrams, this book is beautiful, authoritative, and informative. Engaging text reveals the complex and fascinating systems of the body: from the cells to the skin, from the circulatory system to the nervous system, and much more. Head-to-toe structural and anatomical details complement helpful diagrams, how-to health tips, "Did You Know?" fact boxes, informative charts, and illustrated sidebars. This dynamically designed colorful reference features a unique combination of compelling images including archival photos, as well as the modern marvels of 3D and 4D images, taken through powerful telescopes, ultrasound, and molecular surveillance. Find out how much money people spend annually on Botox, the origin of the term "blue blood," and how much blood your heart pumps in a lifetime. A user-friendly glossary and extensive index make this book easy to use and fun to navigate.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Medical, Biology, Reference, Bodies, Medicine

367 pages, Hardcover

Published October 28, 2014

About the author

Patricia Daniels has written extensively on science and health. Among her publications are The New Solar System, Human Body, Encyclopedia of Space, Childhood Medical Guide, and The Medical Advisor.

Reviews

[Chloe Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great information. Unfortunately some of the language is offensive and dated.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reference dressed to the nines..

I received this book as a gift from my sis-in-law, who's a nurse. On the surface, it seems like a sensible addition to any bookshelf--it's a biology textbook, a health-&-fitness guideline, a reference for what ails you.

But in actuality, it's a gorgeous coffee table book that's impossible to put down once you've picked it up. Amazing photos, beautiful illustrations, interesting history, & enlightening instruction, all presented in a family-friendly manner that makes it a safe bet to leave on your coffee table in the first place.

[Mike Parkes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprised this has no reviews. I wanted to learn more about how the human body works and found this to be just what I was looking for - less daunting than a university physiology text, but not too simplistic. Excellent colour graphics throughout. The blurb for this book pitches it more as an instructional book for understanding your own health and staying in good health - I don't think that's an accurate description of the book's content, and found those sidebars in the book less compelling.

[John Richards · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of interest to those who need an understanding of the parts of the body and the interrelationships between them. Also the effect of outside influences like viruses and how the body reacts to repel and attack such invasions. Not overly technical but provides a basic understanding of the subject matter.

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm taking A&P next semester, so I wanted to find a decent introductory book to the human body. This was all I could find at the library, and it did its job sufficiently enough that I'm giving it a three star rating. There were some nice illustrations.

[Deborah Martinez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing photos, beautiful illustrations, interesting history. I really enjoyed this book, even though I did not get all the way through it before it was due back at the library, will check it out again in the near future!