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"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

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A Hardback by Scott Lyell Gardner, Judy Diamond, Gabor R. Rácz

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 29/11/2022
    ISBN13: 9780691206875, 978-0691206875
    ISBN10: 0691206872

    Description

    Book Synopsis


    Trade 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

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