Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus by David Quammen Paperb

Description: Breathless by David Quammen The definitive story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.A luminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time New York TimesFrom the bestselling author of Spillover, the book that predicted the pandemic, this is the story of Covid-19 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists tasked with fighting it.David Quammen draws on countless interviews with experts, including leading virologists, to take us inside the global race to understand SARS-CoV-2, its ever-changing nature and capacity to kill. In doing so, he explains how new viruses emerge when we disrupt ecosystems and suggests why the coronavirus may be here to stay.By peering over the shoulders of the brilliant scientists leading the chase, Breathless uncovers the warnings from infectious diseases experts that went unheeded; and which clues are the most compelling in the hunt for the virus origin.A classic...a masterpiece Stanley Prusiner, Nobel Prize WinnerA viral howdunnit that is pacy and unafraid to educate readers ObserverAs close to authoritative history as we have... It reads like a real-time thriller Chicago Tribune FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography David Quammens sixteen previous books include The Tangled Tree, The Song of the Dodo, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, and Spillover, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and recipient of the Premio Letterario Merck. He has written for the New Yorker, Harpers Magazine, the Atlantic, National Geographic and Outside, among other publications, and is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award.Quammen shares a home in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife, Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of American Zion, and with two Russian wolfhounds, a cross-eyed cat, and a rescue python.Visit him at DavidQuammen.com Review A supernova in among science journalists * Oprah Daily *An expert eye on Covids past and present [and] a viral howdunnit that is pacy and unafraid to educate readers * Observer *[A] tour de force...A luminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time - and the unprecedented international response to it. * The New York Times Book Review *As close to authoritative history - from the viruss origins to vaccines and variants - as we have, told through scientists involved, and the signature ease of Quammens prose. It reads like a real-time thriller. * Chicago Tribune *Will likely prove to be a classic in the history of science ... a masterpiece * Stanley Prusiner, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine *[An] engrossing, at times breathless, scientific narrative of the COVID-19 * Nature *A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story * Walter Isaacson on Spillover *Fascinating and terrifying, Spillover is a real-life thriller with an outcome that affects us all * Elizabeth Kolbert on Spillover *A tremendous book... this gives you all you need to know and should know. Quammens research and analysis makes sensationalism unnecessary * Sunday Times on Spillover *Chilling... [A] brilliant, devastating book * Daily Mail on Spillover *Travelling deep into the rainforest with the scientists hoping to identify the next pandemic pathogen, Quammens book is plotted like a detective thriller * Gaia Vince, Guardian on Spillover *David Quammen might be my favourite living science writer: amiable, erudite, understated, incredibly funny, profoundly humane * New York Magazine on Spillover *Come for the compelling interviews with key scientists, including Anthony Fauci; stay for the deep dive into the wild and unpredictable world of viruses * Financial Times, *Books of the Year* * Details ISBN1529114187 Author David Quammen Pages 448 Publisher Vintage Publishing ISBN-10 1529114187 ISBN-13 9781529114188 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Subtitle The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2023-10-12 NZ Release Date 2023-10-12 DEWEY 616.2414 Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-10-19 UK Release Date 2023-10-19 Alternative 9781473588806 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158241425;

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