Pocket • 1995 • Engelsk

The Medusa and the Snail More Notes of a Biology Watcher

Name: The Medusa and the Snail More Notes of a Biology Watcher
SKU: 9780140243192
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ISBN: 9780140243192

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A Pulitzer Prize Finalist In this captivating exploration of the natural world, acclaimed author Lewis Thomas takes readers on a compelling journey into the intricacies of life and mortality. The 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...Vis mer

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9780140243192

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Penguin

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1995

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Engelsk

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The Medusa and the Snail More Notes of a Biology Watcher

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Pocket

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