Items related to His Brother’s Keeper
Pulitzer-prize winning author Jonathan Weiner's revealing story of the science that is about to change all life forever.
Biology used to be a science of the way things are. Now it is a science of the way things work, like physics or engineering. Biology's progress fascinates and appals us because it has gone from learning the ways of nature to trying to turn her. In his extraordinary new book, Jonathan Weiner reveals the life-changing discoveries that have been converging over the past half a century to bring us to a moment when biology has the power to change life as we know it.
When Stephen Heywood, a carpenter, discovered he had A.L.S., a gradual, mysterious deterioration of the nervous system, Jamie Heywood, gave up his lucrative job to try and save his brother's life. He worked with cutting-edge scientists in a race to find a cure. Through this remarkable journey with a family in crisis, we are given an overview of the various gene therapies that are still on the horizon, capable of potentially bringing back those suffering from neurological diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other various disorders of the brain.
Through Jonathan Weiner's translucent prose, we experience not only the passion and torment of the Heywoods, but the fascinating and bewildering frontiers of biology. We learn a vast amount about the groundbreaking technologies that may one day save our own lives and will almost certainly change the way we live them.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
'...there is a grim fascination in Weiner's first hand description...Weiner has written a cautionary tale for our times.' -- James Le Fanu, Daily Telegraph
'As befits a Pulitzer Prize winner, Jonathan Weiner has produced a professional and stylish job.' -- Financial Times
About the Author:
'As befits a Pulitzer Prize winner, Jonathan Weiner has produced a professional and stylish job.' -- Financial Times
Renowned science writer Jonathan Weiner is a visiting professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where he has taught frequently since 1996. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed THE BEAK OF THE FINCH, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Book Prize for Science.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFourth Estate
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0007142188
- ISBN 13 9780007142187
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages368
- Rating
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
His Brother's Keeper
Published by
Fourth Estate, London
(2004)
ISBN 10: 0007142188
ISBN 13: 9780007142187
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. 370pp. Black cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket price unclipped. 8vo. Pulitzer-prize winning author Jonathan Weiner's fascinating tale of a family?s desperate gamble in the emerging science of gene therapy. Seller Inventory # 005752
Buy Used
£ 12
Convert currency
Stock Image
His Brother's Keeper (Signed First Edition)
Published by
Fourth Estate Ltd
(2004)
ISBN 10: 0007142188
ISBN 13: 9780007142187
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. New York: [2004]. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. NEW, in dust jacket. A pristine unread copy. SIGNED BYAUTHOR on title page. [p&p Ap] 0.0. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # prose105
Buy Used
£ 37.22
Convert currency
Stock Image
His Brother's Keeper
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. His Brother's Keeper This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9780007142187
Buy Used
£ 91.65
Convert currency
Stock Image
His Brother's Keeper
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9780007142187
Buy Used
£ 91.65
Convert currency