The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher Audiobook

" so far it's amazing (i'm only 12 pages in though :) ) "

" It has been a long time since I read this book. Perhaps I would enjoy it more now. I will put it down on the list to read again soon. His writing is rather like that of Stephen Jay Gould. "

" If you want to see why language, ants, pheremones and buildings are pure magic, I recommend this one. Reflections on biology that approximate an understanding of god. "

" What I wish I could write if I only had a brain, I'd while a way the hours . . . while conversing with the flowers . "

" Still good, but not as good as The Youngest Science, or even The Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher. Just too much evolutionary hogwash. "

" Oh you science-y friends will appreciate this -- in another life, this would've been me. "

" Fantastic biology book for a layman such as myself. The author gives you an almost spritual appreciation for nature. I found it quote meaningful recomended to anyone. "

" I read this in high school and loved it. I have since read bits and pieces and still enjoy it a lot. "

" A dated but still enjoyable and surprisingly pertinent book of random ecological essays. Not for everyone, but for those interested in musings about the connectedness of life on a cellular level (and willing to read dated material), it still is enjoyable. "

" Lewis Thomas makes science accessible, exciting, and massively interesting for those of us who have trouble making it so on our own. This collection of essays is no exception. "

" Extremely interesting; my favourite kind of science book: speculative/philosophical. "

" you should just read it. "

" Random and interesting scientific facts. Not bad of a read since science can sometimes if not often be something that goes over the heads of the majority. "

" Read this in high school along with Medusa and the Snail. Amazing essays. Lewis Thomas made me love biology. "

" After a while, you get used to Lewis Thomas as a sort of pleasant neighbor. Sadly mistaken in numerous places, but very pleasant. He is at his best discussing our preoccupations with health and (I think) at his worst discussing our 'social lives'. "

" insightful. the introduction, that is. unfortunately couldn't quite get beyond that point. "

" I loved this book and have read and re-read it many times over the past 20 years. Thomas' fantastic description of the mitochondrion as the energy powerhouse of the cell was probably my first introduction to the molecular world. "

" some of the best non-fiction science writing you can find. thomas is a brilliant wordsmith -- the language somehow rises to the level of the ideas themselves. "

" The first of its kind. Very good. "

" Easy to see why this is a classic. "

" This book contains a bunch of essays on biology. Now I know what you may be thinking, "Boring!" But they aren't. The essays are very interesting, surprising, and sometimes funny. It is well worth the read. "

" A decisive work in providing imagery and facts necessary to begin thinking of humans as ecosystems rather than organisms. "

" not ashamed to let my geek flag fly with this read. want to enjoy again in the near future! "

" This year, when I introduced my students to this book, many went out and purchased it. This book of essay about science and man are easy to read, clever, and have heart and soul; really these essays touch on what it means to be human. "