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21%OFFMonica Murphy Bill Wasik - Rabid: A Cultural History of the World´s Most Diabolical Virus - 9780143123576 - V9780143123576
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Rabid: A Cultural History of the World´s Most Diabolical Virus

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Description for Rabid: A Cultural History of the World´s Most Diabolical Virus Paperback. The most fatal virus known to science, rabies - a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans - kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. This book charts four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.

The most fatal virus known to science, rabies-a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans-kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. In this critically acclaimed exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.

"A searing narrative."
-The ... Read more

"In this keen and exceptionally well-written book, rife with surprises, narrative suspense and a steady flow of expansive insights, 'the world's most diabolical virus' conquers the unsuspecting reader's imaginative nervous system. . . . A smart, unsettling, and strangely stirring piece of work."
-San Francisco Chronicle

"Fascinating. . . . Wasik and Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths and discoveries about rabies and the animals that transmit it, including dogs, bats and raccoons."
-The Wall Street Journal

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143123576
SKU
V9780143123576
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99-97

About Monica Murphy Bill Wasik
Monica Murphy is an internationally bestselling romance author whose novels have topped the New York Times and USA Today charts. She has sold over two million copies worldwide and has been translated into a dozen languages. She lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and ... Read more

Reviews for Rabid: A Cultural History of the World´s Most Diabolical Virus
“A searing narrative.” —The New York Times   “In this keen and exceptionally well-written book, rife with surprises, narrative suspense and a steady flow of expansive insights, ‘the world’s most diabolical virus’ conquers the unsuspecting reader’s imaginative nervous system. . . . A smart, unsettling, and strangely stirring piece of work.” —San Francisco Chronicle   “Fascinating. . . . Wasik ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Rabid: A Cultural History of the World´s Most Diabolical Virus


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