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The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher by Thomas, Lewis

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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
Yes
ISBN
0140243194
Book Title
Medusa and the Snail : more Notes of a Biology Watcher
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
7.7 in
Publication Year
1995
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.4 in
Author
Lewis Thomas
Genre
Science, Medical
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Essays
Item Weight
5.1 Oz
Item Width
5.1 in
Number of Pages
160 Pages

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A Pulitzer Prize Finalist The medusa is a tiny jellyfish that lives on the ventral surface of a sea slug found in the Bay of Naples. Readers will find themselves caught up in the fate of the medusa and the snail as a metaphor for eternal issues of life and death as Lewis Thomas further extends the exploration of man and his world begun in The Lives of a Cell . Among the treasures in this magnificent book are essays on the human genius for making mistakes, on disease and natural death, on cloning, on warts, and on Montaigne, as well as an assessment of medical science and health care. In these essays and others, Thomas once again conveys his observations of the scientific world in prose marked by wonder and wit.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140243194
ISBN-13
9780140243192
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73638

Product Key Features

Book Title
Medusa and the Snail : more Notes of a Biology Watcher
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, General, Life Sciences / Biology, Essays
Genre
Science, Medical
Author
Lewis Thomas
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.1 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in

Additional Product Features

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Reviews
Winner of a National Book Award Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize " ( The Medusa and the Snail ) remains among the finest, most insightful writing I have ever savored." -- Maria Popova "Thomas' unexpected turns of phrase and love of words and their origins is revealed again and again...Read Thomas for his estimable style--often disarmingly simple, even colloquial--and the wit and insight into life and medicine his writing embodies." -- Kirkus Reviews
Lccn
79-001199
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Grade to
Up
Table of Content
The Medusa and the Snail The Tucson Zoo The Youngest and Brightest Thing Around On Magic in Medicine The Wonderful Mistake Ponds To Err Is Human The Selves The Health-Care System On Cloning a Human Being On Etymons and Hybrids The Hazards of Science On Warts On Transcendental Metaworry (TMW) An Apology On Disease On Natural Death A Trip Abroad On Meddling On Committees The Scrambler in the Mind Notes on Punctuation The Deacon's Masterpiece How to Fix the Premedical Curriculum A Brief Historical Note on Medical Economics Why Montaigne Is Not a Bore On Thinking About Thinking On Embryology Medical Lessons from History

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