{"product_id":"9781555977207","title":"On Immunity: An Inoculation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e The hugely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Seller, now available in paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2014:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Top 10), \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(Top 10)\u003ci\u003e, New York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e (Top 10), \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(Top 10), \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York \u003c\/i\u003e(Top 10),\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/i\u003e NPR's \u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eRefinery 29\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this bold, fascinating book, Eula Biss addresses our fear of the government, the medical establishment, and what may be in our children's air, food, mattresses, medicines, and vaccines. Reflecting on her own experience as a new mother, she suggests that we cannot immunize our children, or ourselves, against the world. As she explores the metaphors surrounding immunity, Biss extends her conversations with other mothers to meditations on the myth of Achilles, Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003e, Bram Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, Rachel Carson's \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Sontag's \u003ci\u003eAIDS and Its Metaphors\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond. \u003ci\u003eOn Immunity\u003c\/i\u003e is an inoculation against our fear and a moving account of how we are all interconnected-our bodies and our fates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061551317232,"sku":"9781555977207","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555977207_p0.jpg?v=1763757542","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555977207","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}