Store besparelser
Hurtig levering
Fri fragt over 499,-
Gemte
Log ind
0
Kurv
Kurv
Breathless
- The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
Engelsk Paperback

Breathless

- The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus
Engelsk Paperback

126 kr
Tilføj til kurv
Sikker betaling
6 - 8 hverdage

Om denne bog

**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023**
*Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2023*

From the author of Spillover, the book that predicted the pandemic, Breathless is the story of Covid-19 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists tasked with fighting it.

Bestelling author David Quammen draws on countless interviews with experts, including leading virologists, to take us inside the global race to understand SARS-CoV-2, it''s ever-changing nature and capacity to kill. In doing so, he explains how new viruses emerge when we disrupt ecosystems and suggests why the coronavirus may be here to stay.

By peering over the shoulders of the brilliant scientists leading the chase, Breathless uncovers the warnings from infectious diseases experts that went unheeded; and which clues are the most compelling in the hunt for the virus'' origin.

''A viral howdunnit that is pacy and unafraid to educate readers'' Observer

''A luminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time'' New York Times

''A classic...a masterpiece'' Stanley Prusiner, Nobel Prize Winner

''As close to authoritative history as we have... It reads like a real-time thriller'' Chicago Tribune














Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
448
ISBN-13:
9781529114188
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1529114187
Udg. Dato:
19 okt 2023
Længde:
33mm
Bredde:
199mm
Højde:
128mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
19 okt 2023
Forfatter(e):
Finder produkter...
Kategori sammenhænge