Human Body Work

206 bones. One heart. Two eyes. Ten fingers. You may think you know what makes up a human. But it turns out our bodies are full of surprises. What makes tears of joy different from tears of sadness? Why is a gut feeling so much smarter than you think? And why is 90% of you not even human? You...

When V. I. Warshawski, the hardest-working of private eyes, goes out one night, a stranger is shot and dies in her arms. V.I. has been visiting Club Gouge, where a woman known as the Body Artist turns her naked body into a canvas for the audience to paint on. The show attracts all kinds of people, from Ukrainian mobsters and Iraq war veterans. A tormented young painter shows up too, and the intricate designs she creates drive one of the soldiers into a violent rage.

Brought to you by Penguin. Do you want to lose fat, double testosterone, get the perfect posterior or give your partner a fifteen-minute female orgasm? Whatever your physical goal, The 4-Hour Body eclipses every other health manual by sharing the best kept secrets in the latest science and...

Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school Human Anatomy course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master the course.

In Body By Science, bodybuilding powerhouse John Little teams up with fitness medicine expert Dr. Doug McGuff to present a scientifically proven formula for maximizing muscle development in just twelve minutes a week. Backed by rigorous research, the authors prescribe a weekly high-intensity program for increasing strength, revving metabolism, and building muscle for a total fitness experience. 

From blurry vision to crooked teeth, ACLs that tear at alarming rates and spines that seem to spend a lifetime falling apart—it’s surprising that human beings have beaten the odds as a species Evolution Gone Wrong is an eye-opening look into why our bodies work—or don’t—the way they do...

Join Noa as she explores the amazing human body — from how food fuels us to how our bones, muscles, and heart work together. With fun experiments, movement challenges, and even DIY health experiments (like tracking your pulse), kids will learn how their bodies work and how to keep them healthy.

Welcome to one of the paths of modern superhuman evolution, a revelation that explores the depth of human existence and its fast paced evolving trajectory for health, increased consciousness, longevity, compassion, sustainability, and more. This also discovers the subtle and profound miracles of human consciousness, the metaphysics surrounding mind and matter, and our surprising potential abilities. Apart from the focus on veganism, this audiobook could be simply an excellent and entertaining mindfulness exercise tool, but you’re encouraged to take it much further.