The Lives of a Cell, Lewis Thomas
The Lives of a Cell, Lewis Thomas
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The Lives of a Cell
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Author: Lewis Thomas

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 4 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017

Synopsis

In The Lives of a Cell, Dr. Thomas opens up to the listener a universe of knowledge and perception that is perhaps not wholly unfamiliar to the research scientist; but the world he explores is one of men and women too, a world of complex interrelationships, old ironies, peculiar powers, and intricate languages that give identity to the alienated, direction to the dependent.The Lives of a Cell offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us—a sense of what gives life—from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject, a man of wit and imagination who takes pleasure in and gives meaning to nearly everything he beholds.

About Lewis Thomas

Lewis Thomas (1913–1993) was an American physician, author, essayist, administrator, educator, policy advisor, and researcher. His classic book, The Lives of a Cell, won the National Book Award in 1974. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Princeton and a doctorate in medicine in 1937. He went on to become professor of pediatric research at the University of Minnesota, chairman of the departments of pathology and medicine, and also dean at the New York University—Bellevue Medical Center, chairman of the Department of Pathology and dean at Yale Medical School, and president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on August 03, 2021

Some books are so iconic that their influence can be seen in almost everything that follows in their genre. One example is Henry Beston’s The Outermost House, published in 1928, recounting the year he spent living at the beach on Cape Cod. In luminous prose he describes the seasons, the wildlife, an......more

Goodreads review by Cherisa on December 09, 2022

Some terrific essays on a range of topics related to living things, from organelles to language. A great voice to listen to.......more

Goodreads review by Ｆｒａｎｋｈ on December 08, 2014

This was an extraordinary find while I was sifting randomly through the dusty boxes of a booksale outlet store. The price tag was shocking as well; it only cost 10 pesos. I enjoy reading anthologies, whether they're short stories in fiction or non-fiction essays. Lewis Thomas' The Lives of a Cell fa......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on November 26, 2021

Science written so poetically. Opened my eyes to many things, our existence, our environment, social beings, researches , death our origin and a variety of such topics. Highly impressed.......more

Quotes

“Gardner prances through Thomas’s complex thoughts and abstruse language, sharing a rich good humor with the author. They are ideally mated…To read, comprehend and enjoy this book on one’s own can be daunting. In the company of a guide like Gardner, we experience the joy of sagacity vocalized by a nimble and discriminating performer.”

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Awards

  • National Book Award
  • Christopher Award
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