The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology WatcherClassic · Science, Nonfiction, Biology
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
1974 · 160 pages · Nonfiction
54
Classic
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1975). 4.14★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 35%+20
- Readers58 out of 100 · counts 50%+34
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #34 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #137 of the 296 classics we rank
- #438 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1975)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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