{"product_id":"the-killers-within-the-deadly-rise-of-drug-resistant-bacteria-paperback","title":"The Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Shnayerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark J. Plotkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo behind the scenes and learn the shocking truth about how physicians are fighting against new and evolving bacteria in this \"compelling -- if terrifying -- account of the rise of antibiotic resistance\" (\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRight now, a battle is taking place on the frontiers of medicine between rapidly evolving bacteria that threaten our health and the doctors who are struggling to outwit them. These bacteria are everywhere: in and on our bodies, in homes, schools, hospitals, crowded airplanes, day-care centers. And, as \u003ci\u003eThe Killers Within\u003c\/i\u003e makes frighteningly clear, so far the bacteria are winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Shnayerson\u003c\/b\u003e is a long-time contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of eight books on a range of nonfiction subjects, from biographies of entertainer Harry Belafonte (\u003ci\u003eMy Song\u003c\/i\u003e) and New York governor Andrew Cuomo (\u003ci\u003eThe Contender\u003c\/i\u003e) to narrative-driven accounts of drug-resistant bacteria (\u003ci\u003eThe Killer Within\u003c\/i\u003e) and mountaintop coal removal (\u003ci\u003eCoal River\u003c\/i\u003e). Shnayerson is married to Gayfryd Steinberg, and lives in Sag Harbor and Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8.5 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Killers Within: The Deadly Rise of Drug-Resistant Bacteria\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 21\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762317492512,"sku":"9780316735667","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/98f994dd52e5d9f5573335c89e606d73.webp?v=1780219501","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-killers-within-the-deadly-rise-of-drug-resistant-bacteria-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}