Cobb's Anatomy

MP3 Audio CD. Have A Good Laugh While Exploring The World Through Cobb?s Anatomy

We all wonder about certain parts of our bodies from time to time, yet few of us ever think that there were others before who have done the same thing. One of these people who had a special curiosity for anatomic parts was the distinguished author, editor and humorist Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb. In Cobb?s Anatomy, we go through various bodily parts and wonder what they are, what their role is and all that while having a great laugh.

While Irvin Cobb has also worked as one of the highest paid reporters of the time, his humorous writings are what have gained the attention of the public. Even almost a century later anyone reading Cobb?s Anatomy will find it hard to wipe their smile off their faces when faced with the naive yet sincere questions of the author.

Readers keen on scientific facts won?t find any in the novel. There is no compared anatomy, no human physiology, just the observations and remarks of a brilliant mind in the mood for a joke or two. During Cobb?s investigation of his body, we learn that fat people are happier than normal people. Why? Because a doctor said so even though he didn?t have to unfasten a few buttons on the vest to make way for the extra chins and neither did he have to partially undress in order to locate the watch to know what the time was. We also get to investigate that peculiarity of our species that the young are born without teeth and decide whether they should be born with overalls on or not.

Anyone reading Cobb?s Anatomy will certainly burst out into laughter at times and wonder what those anatomical parts really stand for. Irvine Cobb has left us with a brilliant account of experience and personal observation of the human body - and all that with a smile.