false <![CDATA[Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174802883m/441853.jpg 441853 2 <div><b>&#8220;You thought the bubonic plague had gone the way of powdered wigs? Try again: It could happen anytime. Edward Marriott&#8217;s dramatic, gripping new book gives you yet another thing to worry about.&#8221; &#8212;<i>New York</i></b><br><br> Plague. The very word carries an unholy resonance. No other disease can claim its apocalyptic power: it can lie dormant for centuries, only to resurface with nation-killing force. Here, with the high drama of an adventure tale, Edward Marriott unravels the story of this lethal disease: the historic battle to identify its source, the devastating effects of pandemics, and the prospects for new outbreaks. Marriott begins the trail in Hong Kong in the summer of 1894, when a plague diagnosis brought to the island two top scientists&#8212;Alexandre Yersin, a maverick Frenchman, and his Japanese rival, Shibasaburo Kitasato. Marriott interweaves the narrative of their fierce competition with vivid scenes of the scourge&#8217;s persistence: California in 1900; Surat, India, in 1994; and New York City sometime in the future.<br><br>A masterly account of medical and human history, <i>Plague</i> is at once an instructive warning and a chilling read. <br></div> 430640 2003 Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away total:20|5:3|4:7|3:8|2:2| 20 71 31 7 1762805 0805066802 9780805066807 2 1 Plague: A Story of Rivalry, Science, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away 3.55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187886684m/1762805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1762805.Plague_A_Story_of_Rivalry_Science_and_the_Scourge_That_Won_t_Go_Away 5 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 15 20:35:22 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 21:04:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 441853 0805075151 9780805075151 18 6 Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away 3.55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174802883m/441853.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441853.Plague_A_Story_of_Science_Rivalry_and_the_Scourge_That_Won_t_Go_Away 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun May 31 14:36:28 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 14:41:18 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 441853 0805075151 9780805075151 18 6 Plague: A Story of Science, Rivalry, and the Scourge That Won't Go Away 3.55 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174802883m/441853.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/441853.Plague_A_Story_of_Science_Rivalry_and_the_Scourge_That_Won_t_Go_Away 4 0 false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 10:57:09 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 08:38:25 -0700 2009
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