
#14 in Popular science
The Body: A Guide for Occupants
8.48.4 / 10
Score out of 10346 ratingsConfidence 70%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- NYT bestseller · 17 weeks on the list, peaked at #5
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About the book
The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a non-fiction book by British-American author Bill Bryson, first published in 2019.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 346 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 70% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Popular science average of 8.3. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.5 | 26 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 320 | 93% |
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