Nicholas Bakalar

Where the Germs Are

A Scientific Safari

• Buch mit Leinen-Einband

Produktbeschreibung

This is a lighthearted yet thorough guided safari tour of the microbial universe. It provides the latest scientific understanding of germs, relieves unrealistic fears about them, and details the best ways to survive comfortably and healthily where we abide-in germs' constant company.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9780471155898
• ISBN-10: 0471155896
• Artikelnr.: 11376918

Autorenporträt

NICHOLAS BAKALAR is a New York-based writer and book editor. He is the author or coauthor of ten books, including Understanding Teenage Depression, Hepatitis A to G, Wiping Out Head Lice, and AIDS and People with Severe Mental Illness.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Microbes: An Introduction.
2. Hungry? Let's Eat: The Contaminated Kitchen.
3. Toilet Training: Washing Hands Is the Best Revenge.
4. Whiter Whites and Brighter Colors: Healthy Laundry.
5. Clean Up That Room: Kids and Microbes.
6. What Love's Got to Do with It: Microbes and Your Sex Life.
7. Wild Kingdom: Pets and Their Germs.
8. Up Your Nose: The Flu and the Cold.
9. Bottled or Tap: Water, and What's in It.
10. Fresh Air and Sunshine: Outdoor Fun with Microbes.
11. Paint the Town Red: Germs in Public Places.
12. The Antiseptic Supermarket: Products That Do Something, Products That Do Nothing, and Products That Actually Do Harm.
Glossary.
Notes.
Index.

Rezensionen

"...His writing is witty, and he gives all the details of germs and illnesses without medical school jargon." (Publishers Weekly, December 23, 2002)