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Malaria Capers : Tales of Parasites and People by Robert S. Desowitz (1993, Trade Paperback)

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An expert in tropical diseases, Desowtiz searches for answers in this provocative book. With our dynamic pricing model, our prices are always competitive.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393310086

ISBN-139780393310085

eBay Product ID (ePID)284987

Product Key Features

Number of Pages290 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMalaria Capers : Tales of Parasites and People

Publication Year1993

SubjectLife Sciences / Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience, Medical

AuthorRobert S. Desowitz

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsLike a novelist, [Desowitz] draws the reader into the human tragedy of disease...Rich in historical-medical detective stories., Like such eminent science writers as Stephen Jay Gould and Lewis Thomas, Mr. Desowitz manages to make the basic principles of his subject immediately comprehensible to the general reader. He has also succeeded in giving us a profound appreciation of the ways in which scientific and medical knowledge advances, through hypothesis, error and experiment, through serendipity, dedication, and perseverance., Just as it was not necessary to be an astrophysicist to feel the grandeur and scope of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, it is not necessary to be a parasitologist or specialist in tropical medicine to relate to the drama, tragedy and even romance of Desowitz's fascinating and provocative story. . . . Interesting and important., Just as it was not necessary to be an astrophysicist to feel the grandeur and scope of Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time it is not necessary to be a parasitologist or specialist in tropical medicine to relate to the drama, tragedy, and even romance of Desowitz's fascinating and provocative story...Interesting and important., Like a novelist, [Desowitz] draws the reader into the human tragedy of disease. . . . Rich in historical-medical detective stories.

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal614.53209

SynopsisWhy, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An expert in tropical diseases, Desowtiz searches for answers in this provocative book., "Reads like a murder mystery...[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." --New York Times