An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives by Matt Richtel

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

Matt Richtel

448 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction health science challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four in...

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informative 93%
reflective 37%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
hopeful 31%
inspiring 31%
sad 18%
funny 12%
lighthearted 6%

Pace

medium 71%
slow 28%

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