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Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer
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Parasite Rex : Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous…

by Carl Zimmer

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  10. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis by Edward O. Wilson (expected 1.3, found 22)
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