Fragile Species

by Lewis Thomas

Overview

The author of The Lives of a Cell and The Medusa and the Snail now raises challenging questions about some of the major issues of our time—AIDS, drug abuse, and aging.

With extraordinary perception, author Lewis Thomas discusses topics such as evolutionary biology, the development of language, the therapeutic aspects of medicine, and his love for his profession.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780684843025
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster
Publication date:	11/01/1996
Edition description:	2nd Touchstone ed.
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	303,831
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Lewis Thomas is a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.