A Field Guide to Germs - Hardcover

Biddle, Wayne

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ISBN 10: 0805035311 ISBN 13: 9780805035315

Publisher: Henry Holt & Co, 1995

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Identifies the one hundred most prevalent, powerful, and interesting organisms, microbes, bacteria, and germs that not only surround, but inhabit human beings, blending history, science, politics, philosophy, and first aid

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"Informative and compelling"--The New York Times

"Witty, acerbic, and thorough . . . eminently entertaining."--Booklist

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Wayne Biddle won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the "Star Wars" antimissile project. He is the author of six books, including A Field Guide to Germs, winner of the American Medical Writers Association's Walter C. Alvarez Honor Award, and Dark Side of the Moon, which was selected as a New York Times Book Review editor's choice. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University.

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PublisherHenry Holt & Co
Publication date1995
ISBN 10 0805035311
ISBN 13 9780805035315
BindingHardcover
Edition number1
Number of pages196
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