Why Is Yawning Contagious?: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Human Body, and Some Things You'd Rather Not

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book which is filled from cover to cover with facts about our bodies. I wish I'd had this book to hand when my 2 children were growing up as it supplies answers to the questions such as ...why do we yawn? and why do we shiver?
It's definitely a book for picking up at any time, opening a page and discovering whether an old wives tale has any substance.
I bought this book for relatives at Christmas as it makes ideal stocking fillers. I'd recommend it."
~ Written on 2008-02-28

"This trivia book contains many questions and answers about the human body. Some of the questions are serious such as, `Why is yawning contagious?' and others are quirky, such as `Is it possible for a spider to live in your ear?' There were some interesting snippets of information such as the fact that Eton boys were once made to smoke to help ward off the plague - otherwise they were whipped. Overall, I thought this book was excellent and I learnt a great deal about the body.



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~ Written on 2008-01-23

"Overall, I'd say this is a good book for light reading, as it addresses many peculiar scientific occurences and events within the human body. I've only given it 3 stars as it was dry in some areas where it used a lot of biological terminology which I just skipped over as it has been a while since I learnt chemistry and biology!

Overall, a decent compilation of peculiar questions on the human body."
~ Written on 2008-01-03