Ah-Choo!
The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold
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فرمت کتاب
audiobook
تاریخ انتشار
2010
نویسنده
Emily Duranteناشر
Tantor Media, Inc.شابک
9781400188734
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- نقد و بررسی
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نقد و بررسی
This story of the common cold starts with a mere sneeze--which narrator Emily Durante can do in several languages. Author Jennifer Ackerman begins at the source of all colds, the 200 or so nasal viruses that cause them. Ackerman then surveys the literature, looking for the cures that work and those that don't. We won't spoil the surprise. In an effort to keep the report both simple and accurate, the author's vocabulary swings from slang like "snot" to sophisticated terms like "single-nucleotide polymorphism." Durante brings a lot of fun to a book about illness with her chatty voice. When faced with some poetry in the epilogue, she shows another aspect of her versatility. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
July 5, 2010
God bless you!—and this thoroughly delightful compendium of facts, fiction, and down-to-earth advice about the pesky viruses (200 and counting) that knock you down and drag you out two to four times a year. Ackerman (Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body) parses the variety and durability of the cold, its well-known miseries, paradoxes (a highly active immune system may actually make you sicker with a cold), and myriad mysteries (why do poorer people get more colds? what roles do stress and sleep play? is our clean obsession making us more susceptible to sickness?) with the thoroughness of a scientist, the doggedness of a journalist, and the verve of a thriller writer. Look for debunking of modern snake oils like echinacea and vitamin C and some rock-solid advice: wash your hands regularly, and keep them out of your eyes and mouth. And at the very least, Ackerman argues, enjoy the forced break a cold mandates. There's a nifty collection of comforting recipes as well, including a nonalcoholic hot toddy (and a delicious sounding boozy one, too), banana pudding, and yes, chicken soup. Gesundheit!
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