Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
By: Richard Preston
4.42
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The 2013–2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever—but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a grippin…
Want to Read $ 4.99"There's not a lot of value in preparing for a war, because what happens in a war is unpredictable. But there is a lot of value in preparing for an outbreak, because what happens in an outbreak is predictable. Let's be prepared, not scared."-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
"By now, the warriors who stand at the gates of the virosphere understand that they face a long struggle against formidable enemies. Many of their weapons will fail, but some will begin to work. The human species carries certain advantages in this fight and has things going for it that viruses do not. These include self-awareness, the ability to work in teams, and the willingness to sacrifice, traits that have served us well during our expansion into our environment. If viruses can change, we can change, too."-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
"The Ebola war wasn't won with modern medicine. It was a medieval war, and it went down as a brutal engagement between ordinary people and a life form that was trying to use the human body as a means of survival through deep time. In order to win this war against an inhuman enemy, people had to make themselves inhuman. They had to suppress their deepest feelings and instincts, tear down the bonds of love and feeling, isolate themselves from or isolate those they loved the most. Human beings had to become like monsters, in order to save their human selves."-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
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Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
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"New ideas need old buildings."-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
"It is a great testimony to the connectedness of life on earth that the fates of the largest and the tiniest life should be so closely dependent on each other."-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
"When the next great epidemic does come, maps will be as crucial as vaccines in our fight against the disease. But again, the scale of the observation will have broadened considerably: from a neighbor…"-Steven Johnson, The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
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2. Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC
By: Leslie Alan Horvitz , Joseph B. McCormick , Susan Fisher-Hoch
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Format: 379 pages, Paperback
Level 4: Virus Hunters of the CDC, is a memoir by America's most famous virus researchers. "Level 4… read more
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3. Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
By: David Quammen
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4. Micro
By: Michael Crichton , Richard Preston
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Format: 344 pages, ebook
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5. Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory
By: None
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Format: None pages, Hardcover
Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds … read more
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6. The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
By: Laurie Garrett
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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7. Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
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8. Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
By: David Quammen
4.15
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leavin… read more
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9. The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History
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10. Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus
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11. The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
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13. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
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14. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
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