{"product_id":"rabid-bill-wasik-9780143123576","title":"Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe most fatal virus known to science, rabies-a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans-kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. In this critically acclaimed exploration from the authors of \u003ci\u003eOur Kindred Creatures\u003c\/i\u003e, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A searing narrative.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this keen and exceptionally well-written book, rife with surprises, narrative suspense and a steady flow of expansive insights, 'the world's most diabolical virus' conquers the unsuspecting reader's imaginative nervous system. . . . A smart, unsettling, and strangely stirring piece of work.\" -\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fascinating. . . . Wasik and Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths and discoveries about rabies and the animals that transmit it, including dogs, bats and raccoons.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143123572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143123576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Bill Wasik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044288426239,"sku":"9780143123576","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_085a61bb-cae4-41f6-932f-71a74d03ae50.jpg?v=1684971989","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rabid-bill-wasik-9780143123576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}