{"product_id":"medusa-and-the-snail-more-notes-of-a-biology-watcher","title":"Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMedusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLewis Thomas\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780140243192\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1995\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e192\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer Prize Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this captivating exploration of the natural world, acclaimed author Lewis Thomas takes readers on a compelling journey into the intricacies of life and mortality.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe medusa is a tiny jellyfish that lives on the ventral surface of a sea slug found in the Bay of Naples. Readers will find themselves caught up in the fate of the medusa and the snail as a metaphor for eternal issues of life and death as Lewis Thomas further extends the exploration of man and his world begun in \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of a Cell\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the treasures in this magnificent book are essays on the human genius for making mistakes, on disease and natural death, on cloning, on warts, and on Montaigne, as well as an assessment of medical science and health care. In these essays and others, Thomas once again conveys his observations of the scientific world in prose marked by wonder and wit.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher | Lewis Thomas | Paperback | 9780140243192 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks B 1777218","offer_id":49765633687704,"sku":"1777218","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91YWo9_CXYL.jpg?v=1787970459","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/medusa-and-the-snail-more-notes-of-a-biology-watcher","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}