Diseases and Disasters
Explore a curated list of books on diseases and disasters, covering pandemics, natural calamities, and historical crises. Find essential reads for researchers, students, and enthusiasts.
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The Demon in the Freezer
by Richard Preston
“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy The first major bioterror event in the …
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Plagues and Peoples
by William McNeill
The history of disease is the history of humankind: an interpretation of the world as seen through the extraordinary impact—political, demographic, ecological, and psychological—of disease …
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Flu
by Gina Kolata
Documents the influenza epidemic of 1918 which killed approximately 40 million people around the world.
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Johnstown Flood
by David McCullough
A graphic account of the collapse of a poorly constructed dam and the resulting flood which killed 2,000 people and caused a nationwide scandal.
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Stormwitch
by Susan Vaught
In Pass Christian, Mississippi, in 1969, sixteen-year-old Ruba, trained by her Haitian grandmother in both voodoo and Amazonian warrior tactics, uses her skills to fight …
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Isaac's Storm
by Erik Larson
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting true story of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, still the deadliest natural disaster in American history—from the acclaimed …
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ID: 0809324903
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