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The Hot Zone - by Richard Preston (Paperback)

The Hot Zone - by  Richard Preston (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.</b> <p/><b>Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.<br></b><br>A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic hot virus. <i>The Hot Zone</i> tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their crashes into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, <i>The Hot Zone</i> proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"One of the most horrifying things I've ever read. What a remarkable piece of work."<br>--Stephen King <p/><br>"Popular science writing at its best and the year's most infectious page-turner."<br>--<i>People</i> <p/><br>"A top-drawer horror story...the best literary roller coaster of the fall."<br>--<i>Newsweek</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Richard Preston is the author of several books, most recently <i>The Cobra Event</i>. He is a regular contribuot to <i>The New Yorker</i>. He has also won the AAAS-Westinghouse Award and the McDermott Award in the Arts from MIT.

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