{"product_id":"immune-a-journey-into-the-mysterious-system-that-keeps-you-alive-by-philipp-dettmer","title":"Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer","description":"\u003cp\u003eRandom House, 2021. Hardcover. VG\/VG. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBESTSELLER • A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Through wonderful analogies and a genius for clarifying complex ideas,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eImmune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a truly brilliant introduction to the human body’s vast system for fighting infections and other threats.”—John Green, #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou wake up and feel a tickle in your throat. Your head hurts. You’re mildly annoyed as you get the kids ready for school and dress for work yourself. Meanwhile, an epic war is being fought, just below your skin. Millions are fighting and dying for you to be able to complain as you head out the door.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But most of us never really stop to ask: What even \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e our immune system?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecond only to the human brain in its complexity, it is one of the oldest and most critical facets of life on Earth. Without it, you would die within days. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eImmune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Philipp Dettmer, the brains behind the most popular science channel on YouTube, takes readers on a journey through the fortress of the human body and its defenses. There is a constant battle of staggering scale raging within us, full of stories of invasion, strategy, defeat, and noble self-sacrifice. In fact, in the time you’ve been reading this, your immune system has probably identified and eradicated a cancer cell that started to grow in your body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter delves into an element of the immune system, including defenses like antibodies and inflammation as well as threats like bacteria, allergies, and cancer, as Dettmer reveals why boosting your immune system is actually nonsense, how parasites sneak their way past your body’s defenses, how viruses work, and what goes on in your wounds when you cut yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnlivened by engaging full-color graphics and immersive descriptions, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eImmune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e turns one of the most intricate, interconnected, and confusing subjects—immunology—into a gripping adventure through an astonishing alien landscape. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eImmune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a vital and remarkably fun crash course in what is arguably, and increasingly, the most important system in the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Desierto Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56619770511526,"sku":null,"price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/3465\/5654\/files\/immune.webp?v=1781033336","url":"https:\/\/249f2c-1b.myshopify.com\/products\/immune-a-journey-into-the-mysterious-system-that-keeps-you-alive-by-philipp-dettmer","provider":"DESIERTO BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}