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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A well-organized, -researched, and -illustrated overview of the parasitic world."
---Tina Panik, Library Journal"[An] approachable and often fascinating primer on the subject."
---Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker"[A] fascinating book. . . . you won’t look at parasites in the same way again."
---Gege Li, New Scientist"[A] world-ranging study."
---Andrew Robinson, Nature"Engrossing and well-illustrated. . . .A very readable, interesting, and well-presented introduction to the often overlooked evolutionary and ecological aspects of host-parasite interactions"
---Leon Vlieger, The Inquisitive Biologist"Recommended."
---D.A. Brass, Choice"The stories narrated by Gardner et al. are truly informative. . . . [If] you are looking for a new way to explore the planet, look no further than the microscopic, and sometimes macroscopic, world of parasites."
---Francisco C. Ferreira, The Quarterly Review of Biology