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Carl Zimmer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: The Meaning Of Life: Enter Into A Real Relationship With Jesus: Explanation Of The Gospel, Cleo Gari

The Meaning Of Life: Enter Into A Real Relationship With Jesus: Explanation Of The Gospel

Cleo Gari
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

Starting June 28, join me for my @atlasobscura course, "The Meaning of 'Life.'" I'm delighted to announce that @archaearama & NASA astrobiologist Laurie Barge will visit the class to share their experiences pushing out the boundaries of life. https://t.co/Rt6sruUxSf https://t.co/W8RhUDRMyR

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Book Cover for: A Planet of Viruses: Third Edition, Carl Zimmer

A Planet of Viruses: Third Edition

Carl Zimmer
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

Very honored that A Planet of Viruses was picked as Poland’s Smart Book of the Year! https://www.madraksiazkaroku.uj.edu.pl/

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Workbench Script SS 2015: Artbook of the year, Scriptorius Stefanos Sidiropoulos

Workbench Script SS 2015: Artbook of the year

Scriptorius Stefanos Sidiropoulos
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

Very honored that A Planet of Viruses was picked as Poland’s Smart Book of the Year! https://www.madraksiazkaroku.uj.edu.pl/

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Book Cover for: She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity, Carl Zimmer

She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

Carl Zimmer
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

RT @VishaalB: Thanks for sharing. I found @carlzimmer's book "She Has Her Mother's Laugh" a great read, an eye-opener on the subject of her…

Paperback, 2019

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Bill Bryson

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

Bill Bryson
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

My publisher is running a sweepstakes to win three new books: Life’s Edge (by me), The Body (by Bill Bryson), and Under a White Sky (by @ElizKolbert ) Enter by 3/8 for a chance to get them all! (Fixed link. US only, sorry) https://t.co/3KHYa27VDl https://t.co/n58kYiOiEG

Paperback, 2021

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive, Carl Zimmer

Life's Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

Carl Zimmer
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

Thrilled by today's @guardian review of "Life’s Edge"! "In this subtle and profound meditation on the science of life, filled with memorable insights into the past and future of biology, Zimmer reveals the extraordinary complexity and diversity of life.” https://t.co/oTFaQ4EDrI

Paperback, 2022

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Warp Speed: Inside the Operation That Beat Covid, the Critics, and the Odds, Paul Mango

Warp Speed: Inside the Operation That Beat Covid, the Critics, and the Odds

Paul Mango
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

@hassankhan The books I'm aware of are: The First Shots, by Brendan Borrell; A Shot to Save the World, by Gregory Zuckerman; and Warp Speed, by Paul Mango. But there's been a ton of reporting too that I'm not thinking of.

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined--And Redefined--Nature, Beth Shapiro

Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined--And Redefined--Nature

Beth Shapiro
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

Looking forward to talking to @bonesandbugs about her new book “Life As We Made It,” on October 27, live-streamed by @THSEA https://townhallseattle.org/event/beth-shapiro-with-carl-zimmer/

Hardcover, 2021

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine, Brendan Borrell

The First Shots: The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine

Brendan Borrell
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

@hassankhan The books I'm aware of are: The First Shots, by Brendan Borrell; A Shot to Save the World, by Gregory Zuckerman; and Warp Speed, by Paul Mango. But there's been a ton of reporting too that I'm not thinking of.

Hardcover, 2021

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-Or-Death Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine, Gregory Zuckerman

A Shot to Save the World: The Inside Story of the Life-Or-Death Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine

Gregory Zuckerman
Carl ZimmerCarl Zimmer

@hassankhan The books I'm aware of are: The First Shots, by Brendan Borrell; A Shot to Save the World, by Gregory Zuckerman; and Warp Speed, by Paul Mango. But there's been a ton of reporting too that I'm not thinking of.

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