{"product_id":"biography-of-a-germ-9780385720663","title":"Biography of a Germ","description":"Arno Karlen, author of \u003cb\u003eMan and Microbes\u003c\/b\u003e, focuses on a single bacterium in \u003cb\u003eBiography of a Germ\u003c\/b\u003e, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorrelia burgdorferi\u003c\/i\u003e is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, Karlen lucidly examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how it\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eattacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. Charming and thorough and smart, this book is a wonderfully written biography of your not so typical biographical subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arno Karlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.04w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385720663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArno Karlen, Ph.D., a pschoanalyst, has written widely on history and biomedical science. He is the author of \u003cb\u003eNapoleon's Glands and Other Ventures in Biohistory\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMan and Microbes: Diseases and Plauges in History and Modern Times\u003c\/b\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44945258971251,"sku":"9780385720663","price":18.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_36dab65d-ff2f-41b7-8075-e79cd0375b10.jpg?v=1778342487","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/biography-of-a-germ-9780385720663","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}