{"product_id":"on-life-franklin-m-harold-9780197604540","title":"On Life: Cells, Genes, and the Evolution of Complexity","description":"Franklin M. Harold's\u003cem\u003e On Life\u003c\/em\u003e reveals what science can tell us about the living world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll creatures, from bacteria and redwoods to garden snails and humans, belong to a single biochemical family. We all operate by the same principles and are all made up of cells, either one or many. We flaunt capacities that far exceed those of inanimate matter, yet we stand squarely within the material world. So what is life, anyway? How do living things function, and how did they come into existence? Questions like these have baffled philosophers and scientists since antiquity, but over the past half-century answers have begun to emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOffering an inside look, Franklin M. Harold makes life accessible to readers interested in the biological big picture. The book traces how living things operate, focusing on the interplay of biology with physics and chemistry. He asserts that biology stands apart from the physical sciences because life revolves around organization-- that is, purposeful order. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Life\u003c\/em\u003e aims to make life intelligible by giving readers an understanding of the biological landscape; it sketches the principles as biologists presently understand them and highlights major unresolved issues. What emerges is a biology bracketed by two stubborn mysteries: the nature of the mind and the origin of life. This portrait of biology is comprehensible but inescapably complex, internally consistent, and buttressed by a wealth of factual knowledge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Franklin M. Harold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197604544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197604540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.45w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Franklin M. Harold","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043753390335,"sku":"9780197604540","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39627216-0b2f-4958-b858-aa824e6ea90e.jpg?v=1684968947","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-life-franklin-m-harold-9780197604540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}