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Life at Small Scale: The Behavior of Microbes (Scientific American Library)

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An insightful, well organized, and superlatively illustrated basic text book in microbial life (Dusenbery includes some more complex forms, using size as a determinant). Written for the science literate layperson, it presents, among many other things, a view of the physical universe of microbial life that had, for me, more than a few "ah, ha's!" My son, a high school junior, also read and appreciated it. I found it in the local library and liked it so much, I'm buying it at Amazon.com and just stopped here to offer this very positive review.

if only writings such as this were found more often! this is the material not often presented that cultivates interest and lasting thought. not dry text, this book is enjoyable as well as informative to read. it also presents information in a manner for all levels.

Easy to read discussion of various topics concerning prokaryotic and eukaryotic unicellular life, although multicellular fungi and learning in simple invertebrates are also considered.