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The Stand by Stephen KingWorld War Z by Max BrooksThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Apocalypse by Epidemic
260 books — 297 voters
The Ghost Map by Steven JohnsonThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Hot Zone by Richard Preston
History of disease
163 books — 68 voters

The Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonMia's Magic Wand by Peter VolkofskyIbil by Adeerus GhayanThe Last Sword Maker by Brian NelsonBeat by Jared Garrett
Fiction: Bioterrorism/Biological Warfare
127 books — 65 voters
The Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonSpillover by David QuammenThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonThe Removable Root Cause of Cancers and other Chronic Diseases by Paul Ola
Pathogens and Disease
108 books — 37 voters

The Stand by Stephen KingThe Andromeda Strain by Michael CrichtonDoomsday Book by Connie WillisThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonStation Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Best Popular Pandemic Books on Goodreads
96 books — 32 voters
Gut by Giulia EndersWhat's Behind Your Belly Button? A Psychological Perspective ... by Martha Char LoveMissing Microbes by Martin J. BlaserRemedy by Matthew J. Murphy10% Human by Alanna Collen
Microbiome
48 books — 26 voters

I Contain Multitudes by Ed YongThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettThe Hot Zone by Richard PrestonMarch of the Microbes by IngrahamThe Living Medicine by Lina Zeldovich
Microbiology
98 books — 25 voters
Spillover by David QuammenThe Great Influenza by John M. BarryAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsGet Well Soon by Jennifer WrightPandemic by Sonia Shah
Pandemics and Epidemics (nonfiction)
124 books — 14 voters

The Hot Zone by Richard PrestonSpillover by David QuammenThe Living Medicine by Lina Zeldovich10% Human by Alanna CollenMissing Microbes by Martin J. Blaser
Best Books about Microbiology
26 books — 13 voters
Curious George Goes to the Hospital by Margret ReyClifford Visits the Hospital (Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman BridwellPaddington Goes to Hospital by Michael BondGoing to the Hospital by Stephen CartwrightGet Well, Curious George by H.A. Rey
Children's Picture Books with Hospitals, Doctors and Medical Topics (Pediatric Health)
248 books — 9 voters

#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawFracking by Kathryn Hulick#SayHerName by Kimberlé CrenshawThe War on Poverty by Carolee LaineThe Syrian Conflict by Michael Capek
Special Reports series
44 books — 8 voters
A Shot to Save the World by Gregory ZuckermanOwning the Sun by Alexander ZaitchikThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettAnd the Band Played On by Randy ShiltsThe Great Influenza by John M. Barry
Plagues, Pandemics and Epidemics
31 books — 7 voters

Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander C. MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettParasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
132 books — 5 voters
A House of Tailors by Patricia Reilly GiffFatal Fever by Gail JarrowRed Madness by Gail JarrowPatient Zero by Marilee PetersTerrible Typhoid Mary by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Medical Mystery for Children
15 books — 3 voters

Heal Your Body, Cure Your Mind by Ameet AggarwalGut Instinct by Pierre PallardyFix Your Gut / The Essential Prebiotic, Probiotic, & HSO Guide by John W. BrissonPrebiotics by Bob RastallGut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride
Prebiotics for good gut health
8 books — 2 voters
Space Vault by Jeremy CliftThe Crimson Rust by C. Bernard RutleyDreamboats for Trudy by Mildred Lawrence
Agroterrorism in Fiction
3 books — 2 voters

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