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Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Deadly Feasts Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague
Author: Richard Rhodes
In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France -- and that has already been traced to food animals in the United States. In a new ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780684823607
ISBN-10: 0684823608
Publication Date: 3/20/1997
Pages: 256
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3.9 stars, based on 8 ratings
Publisher: Simon Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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reviewed Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague on + 141 more book reviews
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Great book. Oh my lord. There's sort of a "punch line" to the whole thing that makes your stomach drop. Definitely a page-turner, and reads VERY well. Not empty action-adventure. Good info.
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This book is pretty detailed and gives a good following throughout.
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Pretty scary stuff. Reads like a Michael Crichton thriller but it's documented fact.
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reviewed Deadly Feasts: Tracking the Secrets of a Terrifying New Plague on + 16 more book reviews
An interesting read if you never want to eat red meat again.
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This was a very interesting and somewhat scary book! I'm a vegetarian so I'm thankful for that!!! This is a must read for anyone concerned with the various "slow virus" and "prion" diseases out there!!!!


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