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Little, Brown, 2020. Large Print Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/New. No illustrations. CONDITION: AS NEW (remainder dot top edges at spine), UNREAD, 2020 Little, Brown hardcover, LARGE PRINT edition, first pritning. No illustrations. CONTENT: Contemporary life provides us with infinite opportunities, along with endless temptations. We can eat whatever we want, whenever we want. We can immerse ourselves in the vast, enticing world of digital media. We can buy goods and services with the touch of a button or the swipe of a finger. But living in this 24/7 hyper-reality poses serious risks to our physical and mental states, our connections to others and even to the world at large. Brain Wash builds from a simple premise: Our brains are being gravely manipulated, resulting in behaviours that leave us more lonely, anxious, depressed, distrustful, illness-prone and overweight than ever before. Based on the latest science, the book identifies the mental hijacking that undermines each and every… Read More

Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003. First Thus 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. Color photos & B&W drawings and charts. NEW 2003 Johns HOpkins large soft cover, first thus, 1st printing. Wonderful color photos (sort of creepy, actually) with B&W charts and drawings. Afraid of North Korea? Isis? Oh boy, you will really be afraid after reading this book. BUT you will be informed about the "creatures" living in and on our bodies. Your body has 100 trillion cells, but only 10 trillion are human. The rest belong to the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites that live on or in us. Some of these tenants are actually beneficial, aiding in the digestion process, for example. The majority of them neither help nor hurt us, but simply coexist with us. A few species, however, from the cholera bacilli to tapeworms and lice, can be dangerous, and sometimes deadly. In Human Wildlife, Dr. Robert Buckman takes readers on a safari through the human body, pointing out the long-term residents,… Read More

Avery/Penguin, 2020. 1st Paperback Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W photos throughout. CONDITION: NEW 2020 Avery/Penguin trade paperback, first paperback edition, first printing. B&W photos throughout - lots of them. CONTENT: "An amazing, informative book that changes our perspective on medicine, microbes and our future." Physician, researcher, and ethics professor Matt McCarthy is on the front lines of a groundbreaking clinical trial testing a new antibiotic to fight lethal superbugs, bacteria that have built up resistance to the life-saving drugs in our rapidly dwindling arsenal. This trial serves as the backdrop for the compulsively readable Superbugs, and the results will impact nothing less than the future of humanity. Dr. McCarthy explores the history of bacteria and antibiotics, from Alexander Fleming's discovery of penicillin, to obscure sources of innovative new medicines (often found in soil samples), to the cutting-edge DNA manipulation known as CRISPR,… Read More