Laurie Garrett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Laurie Garrett is a science journalist and author. Former Sr Fellow @CFR_org. Recipient of Pulitzer Prize, Polk (2Xs) and Peabody Awards. Author: IHeard theSirensScream, TheComingPlague, Ebola & BetrayalofTrust.
A Brief History of Seven Killings (Booker Prize Winner)
Marlon JamesLaurie Garrett@gregggonsalves A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Jamaica. Bob Marley. Dubious American CIA agents. Class divides among Jamaicans. Ghosts. Afterlife. or The Sellout by Paul Beatty. In LA, hilarious take on racism & so much more, can't fit in a Tweet. Both books won Booker Prize.
Paperback, 2015
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Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth
James LovelockLaurie GarrettJames Lovelock espoused the Gaia Hypothesis🌏 -- the notion that all of Earth's systems interact as a single living being. He also warned in clear terms of the dangers humanity posed to this web of systems that "make Earth uniquely alive in our universe." https://t.co/xylcAC6Lae
Paperback, 2016
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The Ministry for the Future
Kim Stanley RobinsonLaurie GarrettIt's 120 F. "The maximum body temp a human can survive is 108.14°F. At higher temperatures the body turns into scrambled eggs: proteins are denatured and the brain gets damaged irreparably." Read Chap1 of "Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson. https://www.amazon.com/Ministry-Future-Kim-Stanley-Robinson/dp/0316300136/ref=asc_df_0316300136/ https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1521368083750961153
Paperback, 2021
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The Sellout
Paul BeattyLaurie Garrett@gregggonsalves A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James. Jamaica. Bob Marley. Dubious American CIA agents. Class divides among Jamaicans. Ghosts. Afterlife. or The Sellout by Paul Beatty. In LA, hilarious take on racism & so much more, can't fit in a Tweet. Both books won Booker Prize.
Paperback, 2021
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Delta Variant: : Knowing how to win against this virus
Michael JonathanLaurie GarrettChina has responded to its latest series of #COVID19 outbreaks w/the toughest lockdowns and crackdowns in the world, but still, #DeltaVariant is spreading province by province. https://t.co/zKAkjPJFD0 & https://t.co/0QoFQqsCgo & https://t.co/BNLMseQn8C & https://t.co/BXBtcgQQ6N https://t.co/y03Zzgh92H
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Punctuated Equilibrium
Stephen Jay GouldLaurie Garrett@yslexdia Let's hear it for all you Stephen Jay Gould fans -- #SARSCoV2 is proving his once wildly controversial theory of punctuated equilibrium was spot-on for microbes.
Paperback, 2007
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Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
David QuammenLaurie GarrettDavid's @DavidQuammen new book, "Breathless," should be on your list. This excellent interview will entice you: https://t.co/oqYoE5zpcM
Paperback, 2023
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Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life
J. Craig VenterLaurie Garrett2/ In his 2010 "Life at the Speed of Light" book Craig Venter said he could transmit genetic code for a #vaccine to a 3D 4-nucleotide printer 1000s of miles away. It inspired the idea that issues of patents, equity, speed and global access in #epidemics might be solvable. MORE https://t.co/1ENqJmY3O3
Paperback, 2014
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The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael LewisLaurie GarrettThe top-selling #COVID19 #pandemic book, so far, is Michael Lewis' "The Premonition," which basically asserts that a tiny handful of American heroes saw the pandemic coming, while everybody else sucked their thumbs. Here, Yale's @gregggonsalves tears the book apart. https://t.co/PkxTnHNQHp
Paperback, 2022
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Shoshana ZuboffLaurie GarrettA friend tipped me off about this book, and it's remarkable. The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power By Shoshana Zuboff Sums up this @Twitter platform nicely, among others. https://t.co/FgQFWYCrgq
Paperback, 2020
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