The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story (Audio)
ISBN:
9780739353752 (0739353756)
Publish date: October 17th 2006
Publisher: Books on Tape
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Science,
Biology,
War,
Military,
Health,
Medical,
Thriller,
Medicine,
Illness,
Disease
2002 non-fiction about biological weapon agents smallpox and anthrax, and the American governmental defensive measures toward them. The book is mostly an account of the Smallpox Eradication Program, a discussion about smallpox’s status as a potential bioterrorism agent, and the controversy about th...
From Goodreads: “The bard of biological weapons capturesthe drama of the front lines.”-Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of pro...
I remember Preston's previous book, The Hot Zone about Ebola, absolutely blowing me away. A non-fiction book that was more terrifying than any thriller by Michael Crichton. This didn't impress me the way that other book did, even if it did suck me in and engross me--it read incredibly fast, the kind...
nuutopening: n the early nineteen seventies, a British photo retoucher named Robert Stevens arrived in southFlorida to take a job at the National Enquirer, which is published in Palm Beach County. At the time,photo retouchers for supermarket tabloids used an airbrush (nowadays they use computers) to...
This, the story of smallpox in modern times (with a little anthrax for spice), is tautly written, like a thriller. Which it sort of is, only scarier because it's true. Preston is a good writer, he picks out memorable things about people, and he gets a free pass from me forever after referring to a d...
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