{"product_id":"9780809016426","title":"Good Germs, Bad Germs : Health and Survival in a Bacterial World","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGood Germs, Bad Germs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jessica Snyder Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic sanitation and antibiotic drugs have brought about historic increases in the human life span; they have also unintentionally produced new health crises by disrupting the intimate, age-old balance between humans and the microorganisms that inhabit our bodies and our environment. As a result, antibiotic resistance now ranks among the gravest medical problems of modern times. \u003ci\u003eGood Germs, Bad Germs \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of what went terribly wrong in our war on germs. It also offers a hopeful look into a future in which antibiotics will be designed and used more wisely, and beyond that to a day when we may replace antibacterial drugs and cleansers with bacterial ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ground-breaking.” —\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Could hardly be more timely.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brings the battle against dirt firmly into the 21st century.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Explains how our obsession with cleanliness led us to this point and details how science may still find a way past the danger.” —\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Choice Outstanding Academic Title (2008), Outstanding Academic Title (2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780809016426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hill and Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656578347214,"sku":"9780809016426","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2c3887b0-ab3b-4c50-8941-904503580505.jpg?v=1639450768","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780809016426","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}