Thomas, Lewis

The Lives of a Cell & The Medusa and the Snail

New York: Viking Press, 1974. Fine in a Fine Slipcase. Unread, No Flaws or Blemishes. Slipcase with minimal; shelf handling. 8.25 inches tall.

Fine / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Item #16143

Lewis Thomas was a physician, researcher, and teacher best known for his essays on biology.

The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher is collection of 29 essays written by Lewis Thomas for the New England Journal of Medicine between 1971 and 1973. 

Throughout his essays, Thomas touches on subjects as various as biology, anthropology, medicine, music, etymology, mass communication, and computers. The pieces resonate with the underlying theme of the interconnected nature of Earth and all living things.

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