Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of S
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
8601403712013
ASIN: B001XGVDZQ
Publish date: 2008
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Science,
Environment,
Nature,
Health,
Medical,
Medicine,
Short Stories,
Illness,
Disease
In introducing this collection of essays, Richard Preston reflects on the nature and constraints of writing narrative non-fiction. Basically, Preston is using Panic as an opportunity to add to or modify his pieces (many of which originally appeared as articles in The New Yorker) and give the reader ...
I liked it a lot. The short articles are good ideas in this kind of writing. The author is one my my favorite, I like his style, interesting topics (where does he take them from??) and many good and reliable sources. Those are extremely important in the non-fiction book. The book at the same time is...
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