Microbiology
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A Field Guide to Bacteria
$29.95 Add to cart“Although most people are aware that bacteria are all around us, few would guess that they produce such distinctive and accessible signs. Whether you’re walking on the beach, visiting a zoo or aquariu
- Author: Dyer, Betsey Dexter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: May 15 2003
- ISBN10: 0801488540
- Language: English
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Microbiology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn recent decades we have come to realize that the microbial world is hugely diverse, and can be found in the most extreme environments. Fungi, single-celled protists, bacteria, archaea, and the vast … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Money, Nicholas P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0199681686
- Language: English
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The Whole-Body Microbiome: How to Harness Microbes – Inside and Out – For Lifelong Health
$24.95 Read moreModern-day science has allowed us to prolong and improve life in astonishing ways, often by fending off germs and other invisible foes. But there’s no “immunity” to the inevitable signs of aging . . …. [more below]
- Author: Finlay, B. Brett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 22 2019
- ISBN10: 1615194819
- Language: English
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Discovering the Microscopic World: A Guide to the Incredible Structures of Organisms
$19.99 Read moreMarvel at the wonders of the miniature world and its complex lifeforms in this fascinating hardback guide, illustrated throughout with spectacular full-color photography.
With the latest developments- Series: Discovering…
- Author: Taylor, Marianne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1398830526
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Fungi
$35.00 Add to cartThe essential photographic guide to the world’s fungi
The fungi realm has been called the “hidden kingdom,” a mysterious world populated by microscopic spores, gigantic mushrooms and toadstools, and a- Author: Petersen, Jens Henrik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 28 2013
- ISBN10: 0691157545
- Language: English
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Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Mushrooms
$22.00 Add to cartSimon & Schuster’s Guide to Mushrooms is indispensable to anyone fascinated by mushrooms and other fungi. Lavishly illustrated, it contains detailed information about 420 types of mushrooms and other … [more below]
- Series: Nature Guide Series
- Author: Lincoff, Gary H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 511
- Publish Date: March 12 1982
- ISBN10: 0671428497
- Language: English
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Tsukemono: Decoding the Art and Science of Japanese Pickling
$32.99 Add to cartOne of the best-kept secrets of Japanese cuisine is a range of side dishes known as tsukemono (つけもの, 漬物). The word, pronounced ‘tskay-moh-noh, ‘ means ‘someth
- Author: Mouritsen, Ole G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 174
- Publish Date: July 01 2021
- ISBN10: 3030578615
- Language: English
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An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases
$20.99 Add to cartA brilliant, groundbreaking report on the dramatic rise of allergic and autoimmune disease, and the controversial therapies scientists are developing to correct these disorders.
From asthma to Crohn’s- Author: Velasquez-Manoff, Moises
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 1439199396
- Language: English
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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
$18.99 Add to cartA national bestseller, the fast-paced and gripping account of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 from acclaimed science journalist Gina Kolata, now featuring a new epilogue about avian flu.When we think o… [more below]
- Author: Kolata, Gina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 09 2001
- ISBN10: 0743203984
- Language: English
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Bacteria: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartbVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b
Bacteria form a fundamental branch of life. They are the oldest forms of life as we know it, and they are still the most prolific living organ- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Amyes, Sebastian G. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0192895249
- Language: English
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Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less
$18.00 Add to cartNamed a Best Book of 2020 by NPR and Vanity Fair
One of Smithsonian‘s Ten Best Science Books of 2020
“A searching and vital explication of germ theory, social norms, and what the modern era is really d- Author: Hamblin, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 0525538321
- Language: English
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Microbiology for Dummies
$24.99 Add to cartMicrobiology For Dummies (9781119544425) was previously published as Microbiology For Dummies (9781118871188). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as th
- Author: Stearns, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1119544424
- Language: English
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Microbiomes: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The term ‘microbiomes’ encapsulates an important scientific breakthrough of recent years. This is the realization that humans, other animals, and- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Douglas, Angela E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 24 2023
- ISBN10: 019887085X
- Language: English
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The Deep Hot Biosphere: The Myth of Fossil Fuels
$29.99 Add to cartNo other book comes even close to proposing that there is a huge mass of life living within the earth, that it is sustained in its sunless and airless subterranean environment by hydrocarbons, and tha… [more below]
- Author: Gold, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 243
- Publish Date: May 18 2001
- ISBN10: 0387952535
- Language: English
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Space Bites: Reflections of a NASA Food Scientist
$16.99 Add to cart“During her decades-long career at NASA, my friend and colleague Vickie Kloeris made sure my fellow astronauts and I were well-fed and healthy while in space. Space Bites is not only a compilation of … [more below]
- Author: Kloeris, Vickie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 141
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1955026807
- Language: English
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The Curious World of Bacteria
$24.95 Add to cartBacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you’ll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood–and in
- Author: Wess, Ludger
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1771648252
- Language: English
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Microbiology by OpenStax
$64.99 Add to cartMicrobiology covers the scope and sequence requirements for a single-semester microbiology course for non-majors. The book presents the core concepts of microbiology with a focus on applications for c
- Author: Parker, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1184
- Publish Date: February 06 2023
- ISBN10: 9135167882
- Language: English
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Viruses: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartbVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring /b
Viruses are everywhere, and as the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, cannot be ignored. From their discovery to the unravelling of their intricate- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Crawford, Dorothy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: January 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0192865064
- Language: English
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The Cell: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartIn this Very Short Introduction, Terrence Allen and Graham Cowling offer an illuminating account of the nature of cells–their basic structure, forms, division, signaling, and programmed death. Allen … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Allen, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0199578753
- Language: English
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
$32.00 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller
New York Times Notable Book of 2016 – NPR Great Read of 2016 – Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR’s Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirk
- Author: Yong, Ed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 09 2016
- ISBN10: 62368591
- Language: English
