Description: The author of The Lives of a Cell and The Medusa and the Snail now raises challenging questions about some of the major issues of our time--AIDS, drug abuse, and aging. With extraordinary perception, he discusses topics such as evolutionary biology, the development of language, the therapeutic aspects of medicine, and his love for his profession.
Brief description: Lewis Thomas is a physician, poet, etymologist, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher.