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'A sure fire winner . . . sparkles with interest and excitement throughout' Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023 'Offers children a series of fascinating scientific facts' Daily Telegraph We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it. Want to know why the skin is the biggest organ? Why our brains can see into the future? Or why your eyes are back to front? Packed full of facts, big numbers (such as the amount of microbes that make you) and small numbers (the size of those very tiny microbes) all in full-colour. This non-fiction book, packed with wonder from the globally bestselling Bill Bryson is a head-to-toe tour of the most amazing thing about you - YOUR BODY!

A mind-bending, eye-opening scientific exploration of our senses - all 32 of them

Emma Young has no history of mental illness, just like everyone else, occasionally she gets down, anxious and disproportionately stressed. Disappointed that her mind does not always deal well with the pressures of modern life, Emma decided to go on mind-toning journey.Is it possible to tone your mind just as you can tone your body so it becomes more resilient and better prepared to deal with what life throws at you? By looking at some of the new and tried and tested techniques, from meditation to mental preparation involved in extreme sports and military training, Emma has devised a programme that will help everyone achieve mental stability.

From training and recruitment to all the skills and gadgets, you'll need as a secret agent, (and the nail-biting scenarios you might have to face) this book is filled with fascinating information, tips and advice from authentic sources such as MI5. It is illustrated throughout in black and white.

How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. But recent research has shown that we actually have at least thirty-two. We take our senses for granted but what would be possible if we properly understood how they all work?Award-winning science writer Emma Young has spent over a decade finding out, and in Super Senses she takes us on an exhilarating sensory journey, revealing how we taste things without using our tongues, why swearing is good for us and why both chocolate and rollercoasters can help you fall in love.Using the very latest cutting-edge research, she explains the exploits of record-breaking freedivers, whirling dervishes, super-tasters, stock market millionaires, and many more. Discover how touch can ease pain, how taking your pulse can make you fitter and why Abba's Dancing Queen sounds different in Bolivia.Sharing surprising secrets from blind ballerinas, voodoo priests and even a nurse who can smell Parkinson's disease before it is diagnosed, Super Senses uncovers the science behind these abilities that make us human - and offers fascinating lessons in how we can all learn to use them better. Could being more sensitive make us happier, healthier - or even wealthier?

Die Autorin Emma Young entführt die Leser auf eine faszinierende Entdeckungsreise durch die Welt der Sinne, die weit über die klassischen fünf hinausgeht. Sie beleuchtet, wie wir Geschmack ohne Zunge erleben, die positiven Effekte von Flüchen und die Rolle von Schokolade und Achterbahnen in der Liebe. Young erklärt, wie Berührungen Schmerzen lindern und Pulsüberwachung die Fitness steigert. Zudem werden außergewöhnliche Fähigkeiten von blinden Ballerinas und anderen Menschen vorgestellt, die auf beeindruckende Weise mit ihren Sinnen interagieren.