(028539) Tierno, Philip M. The Secret Life Of Germs: Observations And Lessons From A Microbe Hunter. New York: Pocket Books, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 290 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. The author is the director of clinical microbiology and diagnostic immunology at New York University Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Medical Center. ISBN: 0743421876 (Medical) (Microbes, Microbiology)