Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 0002556111 ISBN 13: 9780002556118
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0002556111 ISBN 13: 9780002556118
Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Using vivid descriptions and a wealth of personal stories and anecdotes, this work tells of the origins, biology and destiny of such scourges of the human race as bubonic plague, malaria, typhoid, cholera, syphilis and AIDS. In this book for the general reader, Wills demonstrates the effect of these diseases on the entire evolutionary process - how they have done more to shape the teeming diversity of life on our planet than we realise. It draws on graphic evidence from places as remote from each other as the slums of Calcutta and the Peruvian rain forests to show how the evolution of plagues has also had an important role in shaping our own species, man. However, plagues are unusual events, and the cells which cause them have often gone out on an evolutionary limb, risking their own destruction. Wills's scientific insights demonstrate repeatedly how plague organisms can only overwhelm our defences by reducing their own, rendering themselves more vulnerable in the process. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Verlag: HarperCollins 07/05/1996, 1996
ISBN 10: 0002556111 ISBN 13: 9780002556118
Anbieter: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
Verlag: HarperCollins, 1996
ISBN 10: 0002556111 ISBN 13: 9780002556118
Anbieter: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Verlag: HarperCollins, London, 1996
ISBN 10: 0002556111 ISBN 13: 9780002556118
Anbieter: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Very good first edition hardcover in like, unclipped dustjacket.