A review by debr
The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health by Anne Biklé, David R. Montgomery

4.0

This is an absolutely fascinating book that marries human and environmental microbial ecology and looks at the roots of health for our bodies and the planet. The authors build a fascinating story about how many fields have discovered microbial ecology via agricultural sciences and immunology. My only argument it's this book is that I feel as though it could have used a little more editing in the middle of the book. Some of the immunological detail and historical trivia got a bit drawn out and overwrought for my taste - the authors could have lost about 50 pages without losing much of the important lessons contained here.