Don't Touch That Doorknob!: How Germs Can Zap You and How You Can Zap Back

by Jack Brown

Book Overview

Lower your risk of infection and fight invisible foes with this eye-opening guide full of practical advice from a microbiologist and germ-fighting expert.
Germs are everywhere. Those seconds in the elevator, those minutes on the checkout line, that evening at the cocktail party -- they all bring you up close and personal with your fellow human beings and with germs. While many are vital to our very lives, others are dangerous, even deadly.
In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446676349
• ISBN13: 9780446676342
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

KNOWING IS BEST

This book is very informative without being over the top . After all , the subject matter can be icky . I learned a lot from this book and it has in many ways changed the way I do things ,and view people . Common sense, runs through out the information that is given .It's a keeper .

Don't Touch That Doorknob!

This is the perfect book for those of us non-microbiologists out there. It explains in an easy to understand manner, what's worth worrying about, what's not and how to prevent future concerns. It doesn't serve to scare but rather to inform. Its layout serves as an easy reference guide to many of the questions and concerns that most all of us have in regards to the little "bugs" hiding in dark corners of our homes.

Great guide to good and bad germs

I always kind of wondered what kind of germs were on my hands and when I washed them, what was killed. Now I know. I also know every potential germ in my path. Dr. Brown writing is really accessible.

Great reference!

In the wake of so much information circulating on Anthrax and other forms of Bio-Terrorism Dr. Brown's new book is both accessible and informative. Without being over-the-top about the threat of harmful germs, Dr. Brown's advice is realistic and his topics are relevant and carefully chosen. I highly recommend this book.