<![CDATA[Panic in Level 4]]>

false <![CDATA[Panic in Level 4]]> 2529777 5 Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing them strange worlds of nature they never dreamed of. Panic in Level 4 is a grand tour through the eerie and unforgettable universe of Richard Preston, filled with incredible characters and mysteries that refuse to leave one’s mind. Here are dramatic true stories from this acclaimed and award-winning author, including: • The phenomenon of “self-cannibals,” who suffer from a rare genetic condition caused by one wrong letter in their DNA that forces them to compulsively chew their own flesh–and why everyone may have a touch of this disease. • The search for the unknown host of Ebola virus, an organism hidden somewhere in African rain forests, where the disease finds its way into the human species, causing outbreaks of unparalleled horror. • The brilliant Russian brothers–“one mathematician divided between two bodies”–who built a supercomputer in their apartment from mail-order parts in an attempt to find hidden order in the number pi (π). In fascinating, intimate, and exhilarating detail, Richard Preston portrays the frightening forces and constructive discoveries that are currently roiling and reordering our world, once again proving himself a master of the nonfiction narrative and, as noted in The Washington Post, “a science writer with an uncommon gift for turning complex biology into riveting page-turners.” 2537289 27 5 2008 Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science total:325|5:37|4:111|3:135|2:34|1:8| 325 1110 618 97 4 3 false false Mon Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 01:15:32 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 00:40:50 -0700 2008 Richard Preston has expanded and updated pieces he has written for The New Yorker about differe...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 22:13:58 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 13:34:03 -0800 2008 The New Yorker. It made for an interesting read but at times it become repetitive as a few of the essays were on related things and so necessitated the same basic background information which I'm sure was useful when they were origin...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 19:56:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 17:23:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Wed Jan 07 19:39:32 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 17:55:03 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:39:32 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 05:36:05 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 30 18:30:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:59:08 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:59:08 -0800 2009 Reviewers had few complaints about Panic in Level 4, and they were usually of the sort that accompany any book assembled from a series of magazine pieces. They found much more to be impressed by��from Preston's excellent, insightful character studies to his ability to master so many different kinds...

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Based on this book, I wouldn't read another...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 13:30:44 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:43:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 14:08:41 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 18:46:41 -0800 2008 The author states that this book is a collection of New Yorker stories that have been "flesh...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 10:33:50 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 15:09:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 06:04:53 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 05 12:50:23 -0700 2008
1) The cover is horrible. People kept assuming I was reading some kind of T...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 13:48:51 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 18:29:50 -0700 2008 The New Yorker, Panic in Level 4 is somewhat less consistently gripping than some of his other work. Still, Preston manages to bring the accessibility of his engaging pop science writing to a strange and varied group of sub...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 18:00:29 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 06 11:18:39 -0700 2008
This book is a collection of (sometimes expanded) New Yorker pieces.

His introdu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 05:46:32 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 17:10:55 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 05:46:32 -0700 2008 The title of New Yorker contributor Preston's new collection refers to the subject of his bestselling The Hot Zone: a series of rooms in a government biohazard laboratory where scientists work with virulent pathogens like the Ebola viruses that would be devastating in the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 10:35:49 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 00:02:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 11:38:15 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:41:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/1?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/3?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/2?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/4?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/5?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/6?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/7?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/9?book_id=7047878 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/10?book_id=7047878