Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us-the microbiome-build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help beetles to bring down forests, and allow worms to cause diseases that afflict millions of people. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light-less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. New York Times Bestseller New York Times Notable Book of 2016 NPR Great Read of 2016 Economist Best Books of 2016 Brain Pickings Best Science Books of 2016 Smithsonian Best Books about Science of 2016 Science Friday Best Science Book of 2016 A Mother Jones Notable Read of 2016 A Bill Gates 'Gates Notes' Pick MPR Best Books of 2016 Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2016 Minnesota Star-Tribune Best of the Year A Kirkus Best Book of the Year A PW Best Book of the Year Guardian Best of the Year Times (London) Best of the Year A groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin-a 'microbe's-eye view' of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.

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