ABCs of the Human Body

By Reader's Digest Association

Full of informative figures and surprising facts about the human body and written in a clear style with a warm, friendly approach. All material has been extensively reviewed by medical specialists.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0895772205
• ISBN13: 9780895772206
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.2" x 1.0" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

The Marvel of You

Read this book from start to finish. Although it's a reference work, anyone who reads it in its entirety will come away in awe at the miracle that is the human body, and perhaps with a revitalized reverence for life itself. It's written in terms that any literate person can understand, and the illustrations are fabulous. You're a wonder. This book will tell you why.

SUCCINCT AND PRECISE; WHAT ELSE FROM READER'S DIGEST?

This book should be in every household in America! It is the epitome of what any inquisitive person wants to know about how the human body works. The editors say that it "is intended to inform and entertain reader's of all ages with explanations of the miracles and mysteries, the foibles and frailties, of the human body...In question-and-answer format, in an easy-to-read, informal style,...this book answers questions you have wondered about your whole life."...I have always been fascinated with anything having to do with the human body; I almost majored in Nursing in college. If you would like to encourage your child to become a doctor or nurse, become one yourself, or just be dazzled by God's creation of you; then this is the book you've been searching for!It has 12 Chapters: 1) THE HUMAN BODY 2) THE BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM 3) THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 4) THE HEART & CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 5) THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 6) THE SKIN 7) THE BONES & MUSCLES 8) THE EYE 9) THE EAR, NOSE & THROAT 10) THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 11) THE URINARY & REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS AND 12) PREGNANCY, BIRTH & GROWTHThe best reason to buy this book is it is the EASIEST BOOK TO READ ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY YOU WILL EVER COME ACROSS!I highly recommend getting your hands on this book!

ABC's of the Human Body is the best book I've ever picked up

Never in my life have I read such a detailed and enthralling book. If you read one page, you can't resist going on to the next. I've read this bok front-to-back and am still fascinated and astounded by the way the world views science and anatomy today and how it was viewed centuries ago! I reccomend this book to anyone who loves science, anatomy, history, or anything. This book has something for everyone.

Information made interesting for children and adults alike.

I have bought this book twice now. My first copy I gave to a friends children. I was fascinated with the information provided in this book. From how eyeballs work to what corsets would do to a womans organs in the 1800's. The photos and illustrations were also well done such as the x-ray of an Asian womans bound foot. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about the wonderful, complex and mysterious human body!

astounding

A very intricate, in depth book that reaveals the wonderful mystery that is the human body.