The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Richard Preston
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. - "This work of nonfiction is more terrifying than any sci-fi nightmare." --USA TODAYAlso a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.
Book Details
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publish Date: Jun 15th, 1999
Pages: 368
Language: English
Edition: Anchor Books - undefined
Dimensions: 7.90in - 5.20in - 0.80in - 0.60lb
EAN: 9780385495226
Categories: • Diseases & Conditions - Contagious (Incl. Pandemics)• Research & Methodology• Life Sciences - Virology
About the Author
Richard Preston is the author of several books, most recently The Cobra Event. He is a regular contribuot to The New Yorker. He has also won the AAAS-Westinghouse Award and the McDermott Award in the Arts from MIT.
Praise for this book
"One of the most horrifying things I've ever read. What a remarkable piece of work." --Stephen King "Popular science writing at its best and the year's most infectious page-turner." --People "A top-drawer horror story...the best literary roller coaster of the fall." --Newsweek