{"product_id":"the-devils-flu-pete-davies-9780805066227","title":"The Devil's Flu: The World's Deadliest Influenza Epidemic and the Scientific Hunt for the Virus That Caused It","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gripping account of the 1918 flu pandemic and the modern-day hunt for this elusive and deadly virus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1918, a flu virus more lethal than any that has come along since swept through the world, from the remotest villages in Arctic climates to crowded U.S.cities to the battlefields of Europe, killing forty million people. Yet, despite its devastating toll and the probability that other deadly pandemics await on the horizon, it was relegated to a footnote in history. \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Flu\u003c\/i\u003e is the extraordinary story of 1918's forgotten tragedy and of the global scientific community's effort to avert another such disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1918 flu still so intrigues and frightens experts in the field that in 1998, a group of respected scientists journeyed to the Norwegian Arctic Circle in search of the mysterious killer. In \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Flu\u003c\/i\u003e, Davies captures the excitement of the hunt and the intense rivalries within the scientific community, and paints a vivid portrait of the eccentric scientists bent on capturing the prize information that could hold the key to our future safety. And as far as the next pandemic is concerned, scientists agree: it's not a question of if, but when.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pete Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805066225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805066227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2000 pg. 1007\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/11\/2000 pg. 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2000 pg. 46","brand":"Pete Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981264388351,"sku":"9780805066227","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfa36cd4-6b0b-4c9b-ba93-f99134bc49d0.jpg?v=1683254565","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-devils-flu-pete-davies-9780805066227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}