Invisible Empire (Record no. 62658)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250102121122.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 028 ## - DISTRIBUTOR NAME | |
| Distributor Name | : Brijwase Book Distributors |
| Distributor address | : H-87, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi |
| Bill Number | : BW/00092 |
| Bill Date | : 21/12/2024 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 325.31 LAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lal, Pranay. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Invisible Empire |
| Remainder of title | : The Natural History of Viruses. |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | /Pranay Lal. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | , Gurugram |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | ; Penguin Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , 2024. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | x, 278p. |
| Dimensions | : 24cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | 629 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Viruses are the world's most abundant life form, and now, when humanity is in the midst of a close encounter with their immense power, perhaps the most feared. But do we understand viruses? Possibly the most enigmatic of living things, they are sometimes not considered a life form at all. Everything about them is extreme, including the reactions they evoke. However, for every truism about viruses, the opposite is also often true. So complex and diverse is the world of viruses that it merits being labelled an empire unto itself. And whether we see them as alive or dead, as life-threatening or life-affirming, there is an ineluctable beauty, even a certain elegance, in the way viruses go about their lives-or so Pranay Lal tells us in Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses.<br/><br/>This is a book that defies categorisation. It brings together science, history and great storytelling to paint a fascinating picture of viruses as a major actor, not just in human civilisation but also in the human body. With rare photographs, paintings, illustrations and anecdotes, it is a magnificent and an extremely relevant book for our times, when we are attempting to understand viruses and examining their role in the lives of humans. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History of Viruses |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Humanity |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Enigmatic of living things |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pranay Lal |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | SNU LIBRARY | SNU LIBRARY | 02/01/2025 | Brijwase Book Distributors | 629.00 | 2 | 325.31 LAL | 30564 | 14/10/2026 | 13/09/2026 | 02/01/2025 | Books |
