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The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
Author: Richard Preston
The Hot Zone : A Terrifying True Story — A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus....  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385479561
ISBN-10: 0385479565
Publication Date: 8/1995
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 412 ratings
Publisher: Anchor
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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 reviewed The Hot Zone on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 6
Loved it! It keeps your heart racing fast and you can't put it down, and it's also educational, I learned a good deal about dangerous viruses and how relatively simple it really is for them to spread all around the world. Great read, highly recommended!
MeadowbrookManor avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
scary as h-e-double-toothpicks...
reviewed The Hot Zone on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Wonderful book! I couldn't wait to get home at night and see what was next! Fast read - and creepier because it really happened. Shows that germ warfare agents CAN get out into the population......and have!
bananapancakes avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on + 95 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is a creepy book that proves that truth can really be more scarier than fiction. It will, I guarantee, make you think about that guy sneezing in front of you. His other book The Cobra Event is as equally good.
SanJoseCa avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on + 328 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This terrifying true story reads like a thriller novel. Not for the faint-hearted! This book will change the way you view viruses and epidemics! THE HOT ZONE proves that truth is scarier than fiction.
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 iloveyouhecried avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on + 38 more book reviews
This is one of my favorite books of all time. An infectious story about an infectious disease.
reviewed The Hot Zone on + 3589 more book reviews
This book is horribly scary and it is true. The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.

Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race. Shocking, frightening, and impossible to ignore, The Hot Zone proves that truth really is scarier than fiction.
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Excellent story which keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.
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I really enjoyed this book! As soon as I opened it to the first page, I couldn't put it down. It was thrilling. I recommend this book to everyone.
reviewed The Hot Zone on + 52 more book reviews
Very intense page turner. Found this book very hard to put down
froglet avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on + 40 more book reviews
Fascinating read, also very scary. We were very lucky this wasn't infectious to humans because there was just all kinds of exposure to the general public. One can only hope that a real infectious version of teh virus doesn't get into the human population. The science was explained in very understandable terms so it isn't too deep for anyone to read.
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This is medical thriller, But true. Ebola grows proliferately right outside Washington DC. It is believed to have come from a ruined African rainforest left to grow lethal Viruses. Dozens of monkeys die. What will be done? What can we do? This story true will scare the nerves out of you.
izzystella avatar reviewed The Hot Zone on
Timeless terror. I was scared in the 1990's the first time I read it. Then came Anthrax in 2001. Then Mad Cow Disease. Now Swine Flu.

This book demontrates that very powerful, deadly viruses exist that we don't even know about yet and could be transmitted at any time. A must read.


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