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Hans Zinsser

Hans Zinsser

Birth date: November 17, 1878

Died: September 04, 1940

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Rats, Lice and History (Social Science Classics Series) - Hans Zinsser

Rats, Lice, and History: A Chronicle of Pestilence and Plagues - Hans Zinsser

Zinsser Microbiology - Wolfgang K. Joklik, Hilda P. Willett, D. Bernard Amos, Bernard Amos, Hans Zinsser

Zinsser Microbiology - Hans Zinsser, Wol...

Zinsser Microbiology - Hans Zinsser, Wolfgang K. Joklik, Hilda P. Willett, D. Bernard Amos

As I Remember Him, the Biography of R. S. - Hans Zinsser

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Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever - Hans Zinsser

Rats, Lice and History (Social Science Classics Series) - Hans Zinsser

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shell pebble rated it

11 years ago

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Taking disease as his spectacles for an analysis of the history of civilization, Zinsser's lively odyssey throws light on events and cultural tropes in a highly entertaining way. Deservedly a classic

Betsy's Non-Blog rated it

14 years ago

text Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever

Read this as a kid. Can't remember exactly when.

Osho rated it

116 years ago

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I must note this as one of my favorite books ever, not because of its content (though I'm a sucker for plagues), but because of Zinsser's voice and narrative style. This was the first book I read where I noticed the author's effort to communicate his passion, and felt addressed across the decades. I...

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