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Today, Bookboy recommends a new book published by Houlang 丨 Beijing United Publishing Company.
The title of the book is "I Am All-Encompassing", and the Douban score is 9.2.
The book, one of the 100 most talked-about books in The New York Times in 2016, is a popular science book about microbes, but it's not just about microbes.
Through microbes, author Ed Young takes us to another magical world we've never set foot in: a scene of life in the microbial vision.
The author, Ed Young, is a well-known British science journalist. For his outstanding biomedical reporting and life sciences communication work, Ed Young has won numerous journalism awards, as well as a Cha Dao Corfu (endangered, extremely rare) named after his surname (Yong).
The translator, Dr. Zheng Li, is a member of the Science Squirrel Society and a popular science author. Dr. Zheng graduated from Peking University, London School of Economics and Political Science, and is currently engaged in scientific research at Georgia Tech. The author and translator are as professional and excellent as the translator, which ensures the excellent reading experience of the work "I Am All-Encompassing".
Even Bill Gates loved it, saying, "It's so interesting... Ed Young threw out one amazing microbiological insight after another. I'm All-Inclusive shows the best level of scientific reporting can be achieved. ”
Helen MacDonald, author of "H is for Hawk," said: "Far beyond surprise. This wonderful book will not only change your perception of the world, but also your perception of yourself. ”
"I'm All-Inclusive" has also received a lot of media recommendations, and see what they say.
@The New York Times Book Review: "Ed Young is a gifted science author. As his first book work, I Am All-Encompassing covers most of the microscopic world with its clear discourse, majestic penmanship and witty tone. He conveyed his passion for microbes with a very infectious passion. ”
@The Wall Street Journal: "He magically filled the scientific details with a strong humanistic care, and the fun continued. ”
@Science: "A delightful and interesting book... Not only does he tell various stories about the microbiome, but he also introduces readers to the many scientists who are studying microbes. These frontiers convey the first-hand excitement and excitement of uncovering the new mysteries of nature, and also vividly show the ups and downs of the scientific research process. ”
So, what exactly is this book about? Bookboy first give you a rough idea!
Do you know? Earth has been around for 4.54 billion years. This time span is no longer intuitively felt in terms of human lifespan. To make the reader more engaged, Ed Young cleverly uses a "virtual calendar" in the book — condensing the evolutionary history of the entire planet into one year.
The moment you read this text is on December 31st, the virtual calendar, when the midnight bell is about to ring (humans invented gunpowder just 9 seconds ago), and humans themselves have only existed for less than 30 minutes. Moving forward along the evolutionary history of the earth: dinosaurs ruled the world until December 26, and on the 26th, an asteroid hit the earth, except for birds, the dinosaur family became extinct.
Plants occupy the earth in November; Before October, almost all living creatures on Earth were single-celled organisms, not visible to the naked eye; Life first appeared from some point in March, and they remained single-celled until October.
That is to say, all the visible beings with which we are familiar, all the kinds of life that we associate when we mention the word "nature," are latecomers throughout the course of the earth.
From March to October of the virtual calendar, in the evolution of life on Earth, microorganisms have never been absent, and even for a long time they are the only beings and are the absolute protagonists on Earth.
Looking at everything, spotted geese migrate over the Himalayas with microorganisms, and elephant seals also carry microorganisms when they dive into the deep sea. When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, the small step they took was both a big step for humans and a big step for microbes.
This book will lead us to re-understand the symbiotic relationship between living organisms with the "microbial eye".
On top of each "zoo" of human beings, microbes shape organs, defend against disease, digest food, domesticate the immune system, direct behavior, and endow us with magical abilities.
Through this book, readers can re-understand the careless destruction of many ancient symbiotic relationships in the past, and witness the cautious attempts of various industries to build new types of symbiotic relationships.
Perhaps, it is time to rewrite Orson Wells's "We are born alone, live alone, and die alone" in the words of Walter Whitman. In the inseparable symbiotic interaction with microorganisms: "I am vast and broad, I am all-encompassing. ”
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