Quammen, David
Summary: Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the Ebola virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola -- its past, present, and its unknowable future
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2014
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Summary: "The story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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Summary: A new edition of the author's first work of nonfiction traces his journeys throughout natural regions of the world to pose such questions as the redeeming merits of mosquitoes and the potential for cloning, in a volume complemented by the author's "Natural Acts" columns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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Summary: Examines the emergence and causes of new diseases all over the world, describing a process called "spillover" where illness originates in wild animals before being passed to humans and discusses the potential for the next huge pandemic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2000
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Summary: Nonpareil science writer David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology can change our understanding of evolution and life’s history, with powerful implications for human health and even our own human nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2018
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Summary: "In this essay collection, David Quammen journeys to places where civilization meets raw nature"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Summary: Traces the twenty-one-year period between Charles Darwin's original idea about natural selection and the publication of "On the Origin of Species," in an account that offers insight into his experiences as a cautious naturalist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlas Books/Norton 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 576 QUAQuammen, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 577.52 QUAQuammen, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 QUADarwin, Charles
Summary: Reintroduces the author's work about the theory of evolution with over three hundred fifty illustrations and photographs, accompanied by excerpts from his diaries, letters, and other writings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2008