I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life

"[An] excellent and vivid introduction to our microbiota. . . . infectiously enthusiastic."--New York Times Book Review

"Not since de Kruif's classic, "Microbe Hunters, '' has this invisible world been brought so vividly to life... Yong's curiosity and humor made me smile and even laugh out loud, much to my husband's surprise. By the end of the book his sense of wonder for microbes was, well, infectious."--Boston Globe

"Beautifully written. . . . Yong - who like Carl Zimmer belongs to the highest tier of science journalists at work today - weaves revelatory anecdotes and cutting-edge reporting into an elegant, illuminating page-turner."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Beautiful, smart, and sometimes shocking."--Wired

"Masterful . . . a tale that shifts our personal cosmology and compels us to look anew at the world--The Guardian

"[Yong's] enthusiasm and wonder are propulsive. While [he] acknowledges that the questions outnumber the answers in this relatively nascent field, he thrills to the potential inherent in what scientists have already learned about microbes' astonishing powers. As a result, so do we."--The Week

"[A] informative and infectiously readable book."--Cell

"Yong makes a superb case for his position by interviewing numerous scientists and presenting their fascinating work in an accessible and persuasive fashion."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"A marvelous book! Ed Yong's brilliant gift for storytelling and precise writing about science converge in I Contain Multitudes to make the invisible and tiny both visible and mighty. A unique, entertaining, and smart read."--Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Trilogy

"A science journalist's first book is an excellent, vivid introduction to the all-enveloping realm of our secret sharers."--New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice