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The author "takes us on a fantastic voyage into the secret parasite universe". Illustrated.

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0684856387 An ichy but interesting topic! This book is very interesting--little is known about these dangerous creatures that infect and feed. So much info. Pages are free of marks and notes. Binding like new. Dust jacket has minimal shelf wear.

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xxii, 298 pp., illus., biblio., index; 21 cm. Firm binding, with one spine crease. Clean inside copy. "For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and in the darkest shadows of science. Yet these creatures are among the world's most successful and sophisticated organisms. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer deftly balances the scientific and the disgusting as he takes readers on a fantastic voyage. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the fetid parasite haven of southern Sudan, Zimmer graphically brings to life how parasites can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This thorough, gracefully written book brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe. / Carl Zimmer, author of At the Water's Edge, is a frequent contributor to Discover, National Geographic, Natural History, Nature, and Science. He is a winner of the Everett Clark Award for science journalism and the American Institute of Biological Sciences Media Award. He lives in New York City. "-Publisher.

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New York: Touchstone, 2000; Trade Paperback.8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 298pp., index, bibliography, notes, illustrated. Very Good/No Jacket. Black and yelow illustrated card covers, light wear, a clean, tight and unmarked copy. Brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe.

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298 pages, illustrated, index.

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Zimmer takes readers on a tour of the strange and bizarre world of parasites, including their ability to rewrite DNA, rewire the brain, and genetically engineer viruses as weapons. 16-page photo insert.

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Parasites can: rewrite DNA; rewire the brain; genetically engineer viruses as weapons; and turn healthy hosts into the living dead. This book follows researchers as they penetrate the mysteries of these omnipotent creatures who control evolution, ecxo...

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Vg! clean, tight.

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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p. Contains: Illustrations.

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Near Fine in softcover. 22 by 14 cm. 298 pages. Trade size. Illustrated cover. Contains glossy section of black and white illustration from photographs. Bright, clean.

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pp. 298, b/w photographs and illustrations, "Many books provoke a visceral reaction, but few really make you itch. Science writer Carl Zimmer's Parasite Rex does just that, provoking a deliciously creepy sense of paranoia in the reader as it explores a long-misunderstood realm of science. While entomologists love to announce that there are more species of insects than all other animals combined, few parasitologists choose to trump that by reminding us that "parasites may outnumber free-living species four to one. " That figure is based on the multicellular chauvinism of the 19th century, which excludes bacteria and fungi from consideration (athlete's foot, anyone? ), but Zimmer looks at the E. coli in our guts as well as the worms, flukes, mites, and other critters that earn a healthy living at our expense--and the expense of our domesticated plants and animals. "

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Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 245 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.

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0684856387 NEW-Great condition. Pages are clean and white, spine has no cracks, cover is excellent, no dog ears or page marks.

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Clean text, clean cover, tight binding,