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Biography of a Germby Arno KarlenISBN 0385720661 (0-385-72066-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Biography of a Germ'Book summary:The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein might say that if a microbe could talk, we couldn't understand it, but psychoanalyst and science writer Arno Karlen has done his best to listen and translate in Biography of a Germ. This lovely, funny, even endearing portrait of Borrelia burgdorferi (or Bb), the screwy bacterium that causes Lyme disease, would charm even a terminal mysophobe like Howard Hughes. Unfortunately, Karlen has to justify his topic at greater length than do most biographers, but his reasoning is nearly lyrical in its enthusiasm for the microscopic. Following the genealogy of the germ back to our common ancestor (gulp) and beyond, the author finds a freshness in what we too often see as dry taxonomy and genetics. From there, he watches Bb as it makes its way through the circulation superhighways of deer, ticks, and hikers, each a stop on its complex life cycle.
We elbowed our way into Bb's story comparatively recently, ironically hurting ourselves as we renewed our appreciation of and commitment to wilderness areas. As we destroyed, then created habitat for deer, we ended up inviting Bb to run amok in our bodies. Karlen captures the beauty and terror of this bizarre chain of events, providing new insights into our relationship with our environment. Much like its cousins that live harmlessly in our bloodstream, eyelashes, and guts, this tickborne germ will eventually evolve a truce with us to protect its reproduction. Unfortunately for current and future sufferers of Lyme disease, we're quite a few generations away from that happy time. While we're waiting, we can read Biography of a Germ to learn more about our new tenants and why we should care about them. --Rob Lightner [via]
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- Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0575402148 (0-575-40214-8)
Softcover, Indigo - Biography of a Germ: ISBN 075676176X (0-7567-6176-X)
Hardcover, Diane Pub Co - Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0753814420 (0-7538-1442-0)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited - Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0375401997 (0-375-40199-7)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0575066059 (0-575-06605-9)
Hardcover, Gollancz Limited, Victor - Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0385720661 (0-385-72066-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
- Biography of a Germ: ISBN 0575402148 (0-575-40214-8)
Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Timesby Arno KarlenISBN 0684822709 (0-684-82270-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Napoleon's Glands: And Other Ventures in Biohistoryby Arno KarlenISBN 0446329738 (0-446-32973-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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Plague's Progress: A Social History of Man and Diseaseby Arno KarlenISBN 0753814439 (0-7538-1443-9)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Sex Education in Medicineby Harold I. Lief, Arno KarlenISBN 0470150238 (0-470-15023-8)
Hardcover, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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Sexual Decisionsby Arno Karlen , Milton DiamondISBN 0316183881 (0-316-18388-1)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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Sexuality and Homosexuality: A New Viewby Arno KarlenISBN 0393010872 (0-393-01087-2)
Hardcover, W. W. Norton
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Sexuality and Homosexuality: The Complete Account of Male and Female Sexual Behaviour and Deviation, with Case Historiesby Arno KarlenISBN 0356030563 (0-356-03056-3)
Hardcover, MacDonald & Company (Publishers), Limited
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Threesomes: Studies in Sex, Power, and Intimacyby Arno KarlenISBN 0517075628 (0-517-07562-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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White Apples: A Novella, Stories and Fablesby Arno KarlenISBN 0356026655 (0-356-02665-5)
Hardcover, MacDonald & Company (Publishers), Limited
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