What do we know about our body? For many of us it remains unexplored territory, riddle of bones and muscles, neurons and synapses. Гэвин Фрэнсис invites us in a trip on a human body, telling about his internal work and about wonders that take place in him. Leaning against the experience of surgeon and domestic doctor, he combines interesting clinical cases with episodes from history of medicine, philosophy and literature, to describe a body in illness and health, in life and death brighter, than we can imagine.Attention! The information contained in a book can not serve as replacement of consultation of doctor. Before the feasance of any recommendable actions it is necessary to be consulted with a specialist.