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Book Review of The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
Author: Richard Preston
Genre: Nonfiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
jeffp avatar reviewed Good information. Not really good writing. on + 201 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


The story of the first Ebola outbreak in the US, back in 1989.

True and well researched, full of interesting information, the only drawback to this book is the writing, which is simplistic and somewhat repetitive.

Read it to learn how we dodged a big bullet during this event, then ponder how likely we are to see something similar happen again, maybe with bird flu.