{"product_id":"the-pandemic-century-9780753558287","title":"The Pandemic Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most timely and informative history book you will read this year, tracing a century of pandemics, with a new chapter on COVID-19.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet, despite a century of medical progress, viral and bacterial disasters continue to take us by surprise, inciting panic and dominating news cycles. From the Spanish flu and the 1924 outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles, to the 1930 ''parrot fever'' pandemic and the more recent SARS, Ebola, Zika and  now  COVID-19 epidemics, the last 100 years have been marked by a succession of unanticipated pandemic alarms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Pandemic Century\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Honigsbaum chronicles 100 years of history in 10 outbreaks. Bringing us right up-to-date with a new chapter on COVID-19, this fast-paced, critically-acclaimed book combines science history,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] riveting, vivid history of modern disease outbreaks ... A fascinating account of a deeply important topic—for if the past 100 years have taught us anything, it is that new diseases and viral strains will inevitably beset us, no matter how sophisticated science becomes. * Robin McKie, The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA lively but less than reassuring read for those on exotic travels. * Anjana Ahuja, Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eSome of the scenes in Mark Honigsbaum’s \u003ci\u003eThe Pandemic Century\u003c\/i\u003e were so vivid they had me drafting movie treatments in my head ... Whether familiar or forgotten, parrot fever or Ebola, he finds striking similarities among them. And those similarities ought to make us worried about the next outbreak. If history is any guide, things may not go well. * Carl Zimmer, New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eGripping. * Barbara Kiser, Nature *\u003cbr\u003eMark Honigsbaum does a superb job covering a century’s worth of pandemics and the fears they invariably unleash. The moral of his cogent tale is that the next deadly pandemic is not a matter of \u003ci\u003eif\u003c\/i\u003e but of \u003ci\u003ewhen\u003c\/i\u003e, and preparing for that fact is a far better prescription than reacting with panic, fear, or indifference. * Howard Markel, MD, PhD, George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083594867031,"sku":"9780753558287","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780753558287.jpg?v=1725549433","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pandemic-century-9780753558287","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}