E-audiobook
The medusa and the snail more notes of a biology watcher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781433283734 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
- ISBN: 1433283735 (sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book)
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Physical Description:
electronic resource
remote - Publisher: Ashland : Blackstone Audio, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 4:21:30. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Stuart Langton. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 62641 KB; MP3 file size: 122741 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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| Subject: | Biology Medicine |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. |
Electronic resources
Summary:
Lewis Thomas has been compared to a philosopher who uses the language of biology. With the medusa as a metaphor for life, he continues the exploration of the world he began in The lives of a cell. Among his offerings are essays on the genius of human error, cloning, disease and natural death, and an assessment of contemporary health care-all of it conveyed in an eloquent prose that is a delight to hear. Listening to this audiobook is like being fortunate enough to sit next to the most intelligent and witty guest at a dinner party.
