Gina Kolata, a premier science reporter for the NEW YORK TIMES, reads her own audiobook, and her effort yields abundant information about influenza, presented in an accurate and palatable story. Although not a professional reader, her distinct speech, relaxed pace, and facility with scientific vocabulary make Kolata a pleasant companion. A contemporary hunt for the 1918 flu virus produces a tale of suspense, with eerie scenes like opening long-frozen Alaskan graves and interminable waits for the results of difficult DNA extractions. A scientific background is no requirement for FLU, but having one would help listeners appreciate the importance of the search and the frustration it caused the principals. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine
A national bestseller, the fast-paced and gripping account of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 from acclaimed science journalist Gina Kolata, now featuring a new epilogue about avian flu.
When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die.
In*Flu,*Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for*The New York Times,*unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy.
A gripping work of science writing,*Flu*addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it.
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When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die.
In*Flu,*Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for*The New York Times,*unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy.
A gripping work of science writing,*Flu*addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it.
Flu (Abridged)
A national bestseller, the fast-paced and gripping account of the Great Flu Epidemic of 1918 from acclaimed science journalist Gina Kolata, now featuring a new epilogue about avian flu.
When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die.
In*Flu,*Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for*The New York Times,*unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy.
A gripping work of science writing,*Flu*addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it.
When we think of plagues, we think of AIDS, Ebola, anthrax spores, and, of course, the Black Death. But in 1918 the Great Flu Epidemic killed an estimated forty million people virtually overnight. If such a plague returned today, taking a comparable percentage of the US population with it, 1.5 million Americans would die.
In*Flu,*Gina Kolata, an acclaimed reporter for*The New York Times,*unravels the mystery of this lethal virus with the high drama of a great adventure story. From Alaska to Norway, from the streets of Hong Kong to the corridors of the White House, Kolata tracks the race to recover the live pathogen and probes the fear that has impelled government policy.
A gripping work of science writing,*Flu*addresses the prospects for a great epidemic's recurrence and considers what can be done to prevent it.
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| BN ID: | 2940169119206 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 01/16/2001 |
| Edition description: | Abridged |
| Sales rank: | 1,005,701 |
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