We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, award-winning writer Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through the most intimate landscape of all: our own bodies.
Drawing on his experiences as a doctor, Francis blends stories from the clinic with reflections on the way the body has been imagined and understood over the millennia, offering new perspectives on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb, from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique engineering of the foot.
Both a user's guide to the body and a celebration of its marvels, this book will transform the way you think about being alive, whether in sickness or in health.