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Demon in the Freezer : A True Story by Richard Preston (2003, Mass Market)
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“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”. His most urgent priority is to develop a drug that will take on smallpox-and win. But the demon in the freezer has been set loose.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100345466632
ISBN-139780345466631
eBay Product ID (ePID)2473541
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameDemon in the Freezer : a True Story
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectTerrorism, Life Sciences / Biochemistry, Preventive Medicine, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
TypeTextbook
AuthorRichard Preston
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Science, Medical, History
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight5.4 Oz
Item Length6.9 in
Item Width4.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsAdvance praise forThe Demon in the Freezer "Richard Preston has brought us another book that reads like a top-notch thriller. Would that it were fiction. As the movie unfolds in your mind, remember this: It can happen here." -Laurie Garrett, author ofThe Coming Plague "The Demon in the Freezeris fascinating, frightening, and important. It reads like a thriller, but the demons are real. Richard Preston has a 'black patent' on this kind of reporting and storytelling. He is the only writer on the scene who can make the inside story of biological weapons so darkly entertaining. Read this book and pray that its heroes can lock the demon back in the freezer." -Jonathan Weiner, author ofThe Beak of the Finch Praise forThe Hot Zone "One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my whole life. What a remarkable piece of work. I devoured it in two or three sittings, and have a feeling the memories will linger a long time." -Stephen King "A tour de force . . . Preston uses the power of simple narrative to drive deep his story's urgent truths." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Utterly engrossing . . . Will make your blood curdle." -The Washington Post Book World From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise for The Demon in the Freezer "Richard Preston has brought us another book that reads like a top-notch thriller. Would that it were fiction. As the movie unfolds in your mind, remember this: It can happen here." -Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague "The Demon in the Freezer is fascinating, frightening, and important. It reads like a thriller, but the demons are real. Richard Preston has a 'black patent' on this kind of reporting and storytelling. He is the only writer on the scene who can make the inside story of biological weapons so darkly entertaining. Read this book and pray that its heroes can lock the demon back in the freezer." -Jonathan Weiner, author of The Beak of the Finch Praise for The Hot Zone "One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my whole life. What a remarkable piece of work. I devoured it in two or three sittings, and have a feeling the memories will linger a long time." -Stephen King "A tour de force . . . Preston uses the power of simple narrative to drive deep his story's urgent truths." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Utterly engrossing . . . Will make your blood curdle." -The Washington Post Book World From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise for The Demon in the Freezer "Richard Preston has brought us another book that reads like a top-notch thriller. Would that it were fiction. As the movie unfolds in your mind, remember this: It can happen here." -Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague " The Demon in the Freezer is fascinating, frightening, and important. It reads like a thriller, but the demons are real. Richard Preston has a 'black patent' on this kind of reporting and storytelling. He is the only writer on the scene who can make the inside story of biological weapons so darkly entertaining. Read this book and pray that its heroes can lock the demon back in the freezer." -Jonathan Weiner, author of The Beak of the Finch Praise for The Hot Zone "One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my whole life. What a remarkable piece of work. I devoured it in two or three sittings, and have a feeling the memories will linger a long time." -Stephen King "A tour de force . . . Preston uses the power of simple narrative to drive deep his story's urgent truths." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Utterly engrossing . . . Will make your blood curdle." - The Washington Post Book World From the Hardcover edition., Advance praise for The Demon in the Freezer "Richard Preston has brought us another book that reads like a top-notch thriller. Would that it were fiction. As the movie unfolds in your mind, remember this: It can happen here." -Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague " The Demon in the Freezer is fascinating, frightening, and important. It reads like a thriller, but the demons are real. Richard Preston has a 'black patent' on this kind of reporting and storytelling. He is the only writer on the scene who can make the inside story of biological weapons so darkly entertaining. Read this book and pray that its heroes can lock the demon back in the freezer." -Jonathan Weiner, author of The Beak of the Finch Praise for The Hot Zone "One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my whole life. What a remarkable piece of work. I devoured it in two or three sittings, and have a feeling the memories will linger a long time." -Stephen King "A tour de force . . . Preston uses the power of simple narrative to drive deep his story's urgent truths." - Los Angeles Times Book Review "Utterly engrossing . . . Will make your blood curdle." - The Washington Post Book World
Dewey Decimal616.9/1205
Synopsis"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 United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 New York Times bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense. Peter Jahrling, the top scientist at Usamriid, a wry virologist who cut his teeth on Ebola, one of the world's most lethal emerging viruses, has ORCON security clearance that gives him access to top secret information on bioweapons. His most urgent priority is to develop a drug that will take on smallpox-and win. Eradicated from the planet in 1979 in one of the great triumphs of modern science, the smallpox virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers-at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and in Siberia, at a Russian virology institute called Vector. But the demon in the freezer has been set loose. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are in the possession of hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea. Jahrling is haunted by the thought that biologists in secret labs are using genetic engineering to create a new superpox virus, a smallpox resistant to all vaccines. Usamriid went into a state of Delta Alert on September 11 and activated its emergency response teams when the first anthrax letters were opened in New York and Washington, D.C. Preston reports, in unprecedented detail, on the government' s response to the attacks and takes us into the ongoing FBI investigation. His story is based on interviews with top-level FBI agents and with Dr. Steven Hatfill. Jahrling is leading a team of scientists doing controversial experiments with live smallpox virus at CDC. Preston takes us into the lab where Jahrling is reawakening smallpox and explains, with cool and devastating precision, what may be at stake if his last bold experiment fails., "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 United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 New York Times bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense. Peter Jahrling, the top scientist at Usamriid, a wry virologist who cut his teeth on Ebola, one of the world's most lethal emerging viruses, has ORCON security clearance that gives him access to top secret information on bioweapons. His most urgent priority is to develop a drug that will take on smallpox-and win. Eradicated from the planet in 1979 in one of the great triumphs of modern science, the smallpox virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers-at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and in Siberia, at a Russian virology institute called Vector. But the demon in the freezer has been set loose. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are in the possession of hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea. Jahrling is haunted by the thought that biologists in secret labs are using genetic engineering to create a new superpox virus, a smallpox resistant to all vaccines. Usamriid went into a state of Delta Alert on September 11 and activated its emergency response teams when the first anthrax letters were opened in New York and Washington, D.C. Preston reports, in unprecedented detail, on the government's response to the attacks and takes us into the ongoing FBI investigation. His story is based on interviews with top-level FBI agents and with Dr. Steven Hatfill. Jahrling is leading a team of scientists doing controversial experiments with live smallpox virus at CDC. Preston takes us into the lab where Jahrling is reawakening smallpox and explains, with cool and devastating precision, what may be at stake if his last bold experiment fails.
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- 06 Jan, 2021
Demon in the freezer
enjoyed reading outbreak. reading demon in the freezer. Cannot put it down. Such an action and adventure that is so relevant today during Covid.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Sep, 2021
How dangerous viruses are handled
Very interesting story about dangerous virus. A used book that is not the quality as suggested in the listing. More worn than expected.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
