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Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
de Zimmer, Carl
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684856387
- ISBN 13
- 9780684856384
- Librería
-
Templeton, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux , 2000. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1st Printing. This copy is minty, like it came fresh off the bookstore shelf. The spine is tight, boards rigid, interior is unmarked. Tiny bump bottom of spine and tips are pointed. The jacket IS NOT price clipped and looks spiffy in a shiny new plastic cover. Packing box suitable for wrapping. Bibliography, index, photos..
Sinopsis
In this re-issued paperback edition with a new epilogue, Carl Zimmer reveals the power, danger, and beauty of parasites in a book capable of changing how we see the world ( Los Angeles Times ). For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex , Carl Zimmer takes readers on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life-formswhich are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of lifes diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite-riddled war zone of southern Sudan, Zimmer introduces an array of amazing creatures that invade their hosts, prey on them from within, and control their behavior. His vivid descriptions bring to life parasites that can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This comprehensive, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us all about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universethe laws of Parasite Rex.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Winding Road Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 002116
- Título
- Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
- Autor
- Zimmer, Carl
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Fine
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0684856387
- ISBN 13
- 9780684856384
- Editorial
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- LCCN
- 00037593
- Palabras clave
- Science Parasites
Términos de venta
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Sobre el vendedor
Winding Road Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2019
Templeton, California
Sobre Winding Road Books
Specialize in Psychology, First Editions, Speculative Fiction
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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