Richard Preston
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 ... [... more]
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THE COBRA EVENT BY RICHARD PRESTON
 Author: RICHARD PRESTON Binding: Hardcover Number Of Pages: 404 Publication Date: 1997 [... more]
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Are you looking for books and other products that will help you stay informed and healthy? Check out these great items! The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston gives a fascinating account of the eradication of smallpox and the anthrax attacks ... [... more]
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The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
Amazon.com Review: The dramatic and chilling story of an Ebola virus outbreak in a surburban Washington, D.C. laboratory, with descriptions of frightening historical epidemics of rare and lethal viruses. More hair-raising than anything Hollywood could [... more]
$7.99
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The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
What a disappointment!: I was expecting too much from this book and I was VERY disappointed. What I got was a mediocre, disjointed story of the activities and love lives of tree-climbing geeks looking for little more than the adventure of the climb and [... more]
$16.00
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The Demon in the Freezer (Random House Large Print ...
Amazon.com Review: On December 9, 1979, smallpox, the most deadly human virus, ceased to exist in nature. After eradication, it was confined to freezers located in just two places on earth: the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Maximum [... more]
$26.95
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The Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story
Dissenting Point Of View: Contrary to other opinions posted here, which appear to me as flavors of a press release, not a very good book. An attempt to interleave fictional characters with everyday reality to construe an inspirational teaching fails [... more]
$27.00
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The Cobra Event
Amazon.com Review: In New York City in the late '90s, a 17-year-old girl heads off to her private school even though she has a cold. By art class her nose is gushing mucus and she's severely disoriented. Within seconds, it seems, she's in convulsions and, [... more]
$7.99
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Biography - Preston, Richard McCann (1954-): An article ...
Author: Gale Reference Team Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 8 Publication Date: 2007-01-01 Release Date: 2007-12-16 [... more]
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Biography - Preston, Richard Arthur (1910-): An article ...
Author: Gale Reference Team Binding: Digital Format: HTML Number Of Pages: 4 Publication Date: 2006-01-01 Release Date: 2007-06-13 [... more]
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Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other ...
Wasn't fond of it: The Hot Zone' was an exceptional book and so 'Panic in Level 4' sounded very promising at first. The book is a collection of writings Mr. Preston did over a period of a few years. Only a couple of them refer to the terrible viral [... more]
$26.00
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The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story
Amazon.com Review: On December 9, 1979, smallpox, the most deadly human virus, ceased to exist in nature. After eradication, it was confined to freezers located in just two places on earth: the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the Maximum [... more]
$29.95
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