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Loading... Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the…by Richard Preston
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I loved Preston's other books, The Hot Zone and Demon in the Freezer, and this one was also very good. Unlike the others, it's a collection of six different true stories, originally articles for The New Yorker. He writes about the Ebola virus again (subject of The Hot Zone), but also considers less deadly subjects: the preservation of the Unicorn Tapestries; two brothers who built a supercomputer in their apartment to calculate the digits of pi; a genetic defect that causes people to attack themselves. Always meticulously researched and fluidly written, the stories were fascinating. (  ) codyne | Dec 6, 2009 |  D: A disturbing and though-provoking book. ( ) bramon | Aug 23, 2009 | Best medicine gore writer out there. Worth coming out of the library for the article on Lesch-Nyman alone. Preston was such a master that it made me go back and give [a:Gil Reavill|99306|Gil Reavill|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] one less star for being such a poseur, like how you feel gross about liking NIN once you hear Einsturzende Neubauten. (  ) damsorrow | Jun 11, 2009 | This was a really fascinating book and a very excellent audio choice. If only all non-fiction were this engaging! Preston is an excellent storyteller - I remember something about each story in this collection (which may not seem that impressive but my memory is terrible!). This is a anthology of articles Preston has written over the years on various topics, each having been slightly expanded and updated for publication here. The topics range from ebola virus to the limits of pi, from the invasio...more This was a really fascinating book and a very excellent audio choice. If only all non-fiction were this engaging! Preston is an excellent storyteller - I remember something about each story in this collection (which may not seem that impressive but my memory is terrible!). This is a anthology of articles Preston has written over the years on various topics, each having been slightly expanded and updated for publication here. The topics range from ebola virus to the limits of pi, from the invasion of foreign bugs in North American woods to a disease that causes people to attack - and occasionally eat - themselves. At times, the stories venture into the gruesome but they are all so fascinating that I never minded too much. For me, the weakest story was "Death in the Forest" - I think I might have enjoyed reading it more. But I really liked this book and can't wait to read more by Preston. I love discovering compelling nonfiction ( ) booksandbosox | May 7, 2009 | It's an interesting book but he rambles all over the place. The name is deceptive and I wonder if it's intentional or this author has trouble concentrating and staying on topic. I'm over all disappointed that it doesn't deal more with the mega viruses and bacterias. I was really tired of the Chudnovsky brothers by the time I was half way through. If he wanted to do a bio on them, he should have done so rather than hiding it within a bait and switch title. He has several topics that could have been the subjects of entire books on their own but it would appear he is incapable of maintaining his interest in any one thing long enough to complete it. I won't be buying anything more by this author since he seems incapable sticking to the point and staying true to his title topic. (  ) Diana1952 | Mar 17, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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