We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(4)
3 star
 
(1)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Author:
Yong, Ed
Published:
HarperCollins 2016
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description

New York Times Bestseller

New York Times Notable Book of 2016 • NPR Great Read of 2016 • Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR's Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Times (London)

From Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin—a "microbe's-eye view" of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.

Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light—less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are.

The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help beetles to bring down forests, and allow worms to cause diseases that afflict millions of people.

Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us—the microbiome—build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. In this astonishing book, Ed Yong takes us on a grand tour through our microbial partners, and introduces us to the scientists on the front lines of discovery. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.

Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Sample 
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
Sample 
OverDrive Read
Sample 
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
Choose a Format
Book
      Show Edition
On Shelf
4 copies, 2 people are on the wait list.
Rancho Cordova
579.17 Y55 2016
  Quick Copy View
Place Hold
CD Audiobook
      Show Edition
On Shelf
Carmichael
CD 579.17 Y55 2016
Franklin
CD 579.17 Y55 2016
Pocket-Greenhaven
CD 579.17 Y55 2016
Place Hold
Hoopla eAudiobook
      Show Edition
Available Online
Online Hoopla Collection
Check Out Hoopla
OverDrive eAudiobook
      Show Edition
Available Online
5 copies, 8 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 5
  Quick Copy View
Check Out OverDrive
OverDrive eBook
      Show Edition
Available Online
3 copies, 4 people are on the wait list.
Online OverDrive Collection has 3
  Quick Copy View
Check Out OverDrive
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Medical
Science
Nonfiction
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
08/09/2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062368621
ASIN:
B01824YMCM
Librarian Reviews
Published Reviews
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Ed Yong. (2016). I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Ed Yong. 2016. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Ed Yong, I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. HarperCollins, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Ed Yong. I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life. HarperCollins, 2016.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection33

There are 4 holds on this title.

Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
ad4ba67b-2930-68dc-55af-cd0905add371
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 12, 2018 18:22:29
Date Updated:
Nov 07, 2022 19:58:19
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 14, 2024 21:08:16
Last Metadata Change:
Mar 04, 2024 17:58:12
Last Availability Check:
Apr 14, 2024 21:08:25
Last Availability Change:
Apr 14, 2024 21:08:25
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 19, 2024 02:10:42

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/ED0/7E1/98/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/ED0/7E1/98/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B01824YMCM
            • type: KoboBookID
            • value: acb1b54c-2588-3315-9853-beb2ffaadeaa
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B01824YMCM
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
            • type: KoboBookID
            • value: acb1b54c-2588-3315-9853-beb2ffaadeaa
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B01824YMCM
            • type: KoboBookID
            • value: acb1b54c-2588-3315-9853-beb2ffaadeaa
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Ed Yong
title
I Contain Multitudes
dateAdded
2016-08-04T22:05:49.273Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=141&titleID=2484301
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
          • id: 1151
sortTitle
I Contain Multitudes The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
crossRefId
2484301
subtitle
The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
id
ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1
starRating
4.1

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: IContainMultitudes_9780062368621_2484301
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 3097835
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 1
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 8/9/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed07e198-37e4-443a-b69c-858dc94b68b1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: IContainMultitudes_9780062368621_2484301
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B01824YMCM
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 8/9/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed07e198-37e4-443a-b69c-858dc94b68b1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: IContainMultitudes_9780062368621_2484301
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 3097820
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062368621
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 8/9/2016
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ed07e198-37e4-443a-b69c-858dc94b68b1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Yong, Ed
      • bioText:

        Ed Yong is a science writer who reports for The Atlantic. For his coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, he won the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting, the George Polk Award for science reporting, and other honors. His first book, I Contain Multitudes, was a New York Times bestseller. He is based in Washington, DC.

      • name: Ed Yong
imprint
Ecco
publishDate
2016-08-09T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
I Contain Multitudes
fullDescription

New York Times Bestseller

New York Times Notable Book of 2016 • NPR Great Read of 2016 • Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR's Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Times (London)

From Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin—a "microbe's-eye view" of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.

Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light—less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are.

The microbes in our bodies are part of our immune systems and protect us from disease. In the deep oceans, mysterious creatures without mouths or guts depend on microbes for all their energy. Bacteria provide squid with invisibility cloaks, help beetles to bring down forests, and allow worms to cause diseases that afflict millions of people.

Many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us—the microbiome—build our bodies, protect our health, shape our identities, and grant us incredible abilities. In this astonishing book, Ed Yong takes us on a grand tour through our microbial partners, and introduces us to the scientists on the front lines of discovery. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.

popularity
2577
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1B3gEAAA2d/products/ed07e198-37e4-443a-b69c-858dc94b68b1/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
ed07e198-37e4-443a-b69c-858dc94b68b1
starRating
4.1
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/ED0/7E1/98/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/ED0/7E1/98/{ED07E198-37E4-443A-B69C-858DC94B68B1}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Medical
      • value: Science
      • value: Nonfiction
publishDateText
08/09/2016
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780062368607
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

New York Times Bestseller

New York Times Notable Book of 2016 • NPR Great Read of 2016 • Named a Best Book of 2016 by The Economist, Smithsonian, NPR's Science Friday, MPR, Minnesota Star Tribune, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Times (London)

From Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong, a groundbreaking, wondrously informative, and vastly entertaining examination of the most significant revolution in biology since Darwin—a "microbe's-eye view" of the world that reveals a marvelous, radically reconceived picture of life on earth.

Every animal, whether human, squid, or wasp, is home to millions of bacteria and other microbes. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ed Yong, whose humor is as evident as his erudition, prompts us to look at ourselves and our animal companions in a new light—less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent...

sortTitle
I Contain Multitudes The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
crossRefId
2484301
subtitle
The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
publisher
HarperCollins
bisacCodes
      • code: MED052000
      • description: Medical / Microbiology
      • code: SCI008000
      • description: Science / Life Sciences / Biology
      • code: SCI045000
      • description: Science / Life Sciences / Microbiology