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Return From The Stars (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books) by Stanislaw Lem

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About meI write about science. My sixth book, Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life, was published in May 2008 by Pantheon. I also write for the New York Times and a number of magazines. I wish I had more time to read fiction; for years now I've been reading for research mostly.

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The Red and the Black (Penguin Classics) by Stendhal

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Atget the Pioneer by Jean-Claude Lemagny

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Selected Short Stories of William Faulkner (Modern Library) by William Faulkner

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Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name by Vicki Hearne

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The Dinosaur Hunters by Deborah Cadbury

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Soul Made Flesh by Carl Zimmer

What fascinating books you've written, Carl! And I can see that, given your productive writing career, reading not for research would take a back seat...but I hope you find some time to feed the wellsprings with stories somehow.

Thanks for doing the hard work,
RMD

posted by richardderus at 11:47 am (EST) on Mar 27, 2009

Anything about the overlap of science and religion or the scientific revolution would fascinate me.
Thank you.

posted by oneris at 1:24 am (EST) on Nov 8, 2008

Just wanted to stop by and say I love your books! I've read Parasite Rex and Evolution... fantastic!

posted by lostvirtue at 8:04 pm (EST) on Nov 4, 2008

Thank you for writing Soul Made Flesh. When I first picked up your book two years ago, I was already interested in Creation/God/Religion and the Soul, but your writing inspired me to further pursue my interest and consider studying towards a degree in medicine.
If you could recommend any books similar to Soul Made Flesh, I would be very grateful. Again, thank you for writing that book.

posted by oneris at 3:47 am (EST) on Oct 27, 2008

Hello, I was just going through the list of fellow Connecticutians, and saw your name. How exciting! I loved 'Parasite Rex', and look forward to your next. Cheers!

posted by Bibliophilistic at 11:23 pm (EST) on Sep 14, 2008

I'm right now reading Soul Made Flesh; I'm really feeling like living in the England of the 17th century. It's a great read about history of science, and particularly neurology. I definitely will look for other books from you.

posted by Coragyps at 2:04 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2008

Thanks a lot - I'll pick it up. I always wanted to know more about E.coli. I see you've also got someting out about the latest brain reasearch. This also looks interesting.
Thanks for taking the time to reply and kep writing!

posted by raggedprince at 8:01 am (EST) on Feb 16, 2008

Very much enjoyed "At the Water's Edge", good overview the latest discoveries on the evolution of tetrapods. Good complement to another book I recently read "Your Inner Fish".

What are you writing about now?

posted by achaiah at 12:55 am (EST) on Feb 11, 2008

Parasite Rex completely changed my view of ecosystems. The precision and complexity of parasite host-behaviour modification mechanisms is staggering! It left me wanting more...

posted by rosses at 3:44 pm (EST) on Feb 5, 2008

Dear Carl,

I very much enjoyed Parasite Rex. I've always been interested in parasites and your book whet my appetite again after many years. I last studied parasites when at school.
I read a nice essay recently by Italo Calvino about Ovid's Metamorphoses.

posted by raggedprince at 3:35 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2008

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