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Preston is a prophet - [28 Jul 2009]
www.amazon.com/review/R3V6XQ1ARIXKTK...
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Scary and Facinating - [14 Dec 2008]
This book focuses on the events around the Reston Ebola outbreak. This was also a main part of the book Virus Hunter by C.J. Peters that I read a couple of years ago. Preston wasn't one of the participants, but his research is thorough. He talked to all...
of the book Virus Hunter by C.J. Peters that I read a couple of years ago. Preston wasn't...
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Quite literally life changing. - [08 Dec 2008]
Most of the previous reviewers have pretty much nailed the book right on the head: it is a fantastic and graphic novel on true events surround Ebola and Marburg. It is written in such a way that even the novice reader could follow, though there are a ...
fantastic and graphic novel on true events surround Ebola and Marburg. It is written in such...
www.amazon.com/review/R2S5N1N9GSS...
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The Hot Zone - [07 Dec 2008]
This was one of the most interesting and terrifying books I've ever read. It is loaded with information and is very precise. It was shocking to find out that such a disease actually existed and survived in the United States. I give it four out five stars...
information and is very precise. It was shocking to find out that such a disease actually...
www.amazon.com/review/R7CG0E886...
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Don't Enter Level 4 - [06 Nov 2008]
For three out of four sections in The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story, Richard Preston's maintains an engaging and informative story of the hunt for the dreaded filovirus. This is a category of viruses including Ebola that can be swiftly lethal to primates...
maintains an engaging and informative story of the hunt for the dreaded filovirus. This is...
www.amazon.com/review/RJJRZ098R...
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A Must for Us All - [03 Nov 2008]
No one likes to think about deadly diseases - but in this well-written and exquisitely-researched book, the author acquaints us with ebola, one of the deadliest diseases known to man. He presents his facts with enough human interest to keep you interested...
book, the author acquaints us with ebola, one of the deadliest diseases known to man...
www.amazon.com/review/R1Z65HIWGED...
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The Hot Zone- A Terrifying True Story - [21 Oct 2008]
From the first page, the Hot Zone quickly grabs you and doesn't let go. The author, Richard Preston is able to expertly piece together terrifying firsthand accounts of people who dealt with the deadly filoviruses (Marburg and Ebola) and turn it into a...
Preston is able to expertly piece together terrifying firsthand accounts of people who dealt...
www.amazon.com/review/R1JVCNDCG...
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Fantastic! - [25 Sep 2008]
Hot Zone is one of my most favorite books ever. I read this a few years ago, and made my husband read it only recently. He loved it as much as I did. It's such a compelling read and I was fascinated from the first to the last page. You won't regret picking...
read it only recently. He loved it as much as I did. It's such a compelling read and...
www.amazon.com/review/RYLBWVZM8...
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Most Repugnant Book Ever - [17 Sep 2008]
This book is excellent, on my top 10 list for sure, but it is an unflinching look at subject matter which is far past revolting. Something tells me filoviruses aren't quite finished with the human species.
matter which is far past revolting. Something tells me filoviruses aren't quite finished...
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Scary - [15 Sep 2008]
The Hot Zone explains the Ebola Virus, it's history and the effects of the virus on the human and Simian body. It tells the story of a near outbreak in the U.S. This was a quick read for me over the summer and gave me a fairly decent education regarding...
and Simian body. It tells the story of a near outbreak in the U.S. This was a quick read...
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