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1	Cobra Event more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist When a young Greenwich Village woman becomes violently ill, and dies shortly thereafter, she signals the beginning of a plague unlike any seen before--a plague created by chemical warfare. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Hot zone more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist Preston examines the horrific effect ebola has on the human body. A true story, HOT ZONE recounts the scare when in the late 80s, this virus with a 90 percent fatality rate was accidentally released in a research facility in suburban Washington, D.C. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist 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, ... see all copies from $3.54! new only from $5.38! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist The true story of the two doctors and an infectious disease expert who attempted to find the person or persons responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. Knowing the dangers of bioterrorism, the three also work to prevent the release of the most dangerous of all biological weapons--smallpox. A New York Times Notable Book for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.60! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring more books like this by Richard Preston, Jr. add to wishlist From the #1 bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes an amazing account of scientific and spiritual passion for the tallest trees in the world, the startling biosystem of Rthe canopy, S and those who are committed to the preservation of this astonishing and largely unknown world. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Men in Arms: A History of Warfare and Its Interrelationships with Western Society more books like this by Richard Arthur Preston add to wishlist An overview of the development of war in Western society from its beginnings to classsical times to the present. Shows the social and technical changes that caused war to evolve, and the social, economic, political, and technical consequences that stemmed from it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.58! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Demon in the Freezer more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist The true story of the two doctors and an infectious disease expert who attempted to find the person or persons responsible for the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States. Knowing the dangers of bioterrorism, the three also work to prevent the release of the most dangerous of all biological weapons--smallpox. A New York Times Notable Book for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science more books like this by Richard Preston, Jr. add to wishlist From the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Hot Zone" comes this thrilling collection of the author's most gripping accounts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist The bestselling author of The Hot Zone offers another thrilling scientific narrative. First Light focuses on the work of astronomers at Palomar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains of California, as they peer to the farthest edges of space through the Hale Telescope, in an attempt to solve the riddle of creation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	American Steel: Hot Metal Men and the Resurrection of the Rust Belt more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist Acclaimed writer Richard Preston chronicles the nearly superhuman effort by the Nucor Corporation, America's ninth-largest steel company to build a revolutionary new steel plant from the ashes of the midwestern Rust Belt. Elegantly written and compulsively readable, American Steel has all the elements of a great novel: amazing characters, gripping ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.85! \| first editions
11	The Best American Science and Nature Writing more books like this by Tim Folger (Editor), Brian Greene (Editor) add to wishlist Bestselling author and staff writer for "The New Yorker" Groopman edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Toobin, and Oliver Sacks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
12 view cover	Smallpox - The Death of a Disease: The Inside Story of Eradicating a Worldwide Killer more books like this by Donald Ainslie Henderson, Richard Preston (Foreword by), David M Oshinsky (Preface by) add to wishlist For over 3000 years, hundreds of millions of people have died or been left permanently scarred or blind by the relentless, incurable disease called smallpox. In 1967, Dr. D.A. Henderson became director of a world-wide campaign to eliminate this disease from the face of the earth. This spellbinding book is Dr Henderson's personal story of how he ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $13.92! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Acid-Base, Fluids, and Electrolytes Made Ridiculously Simple more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist A brief, highly readable book providing the clinician with a straightforward approach to solving even the most complex, acid-base, fluid, and electrolyte problems. Useful to medical students, interns and residents, nurses responsible for IV fluid therapy, and first year nephrology fellows. see all copies from $15.96! new only from $18.70!
14 view cover	The Cobra event : a novel : eRichard Preston.a novel : more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist The 1st novel from author of the phenomenal Hot Zone is the ultimate serial killer nightmare. In 1969, in the Pacific, the US embarked on mass trials of some of the most lethal biological weaponry ever invented; genetically engineered viruses that kill in 3 days. One particle of virus is all it takes. The mortality rate is 100%. 1 kilo of agent ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	American Steel more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist Acclaimed writer Richard Preston chronicles the nearly superhuman effort by the Nucor Corporation, America's ninth-largest steel company to build a revolutionary new steel plant from the ashes of the midwestern Rust Belt. Elegantly written and compulsively readable, American Steel has all the elements of a great novel: amazing characters, gripping ... see all copies from $5.32! new only from $93.45!
16 view cover	The Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story more books like this by Richard Preston, George Henry Jennings (Illustrator) add to wishlist It is 1967 and William Foster is missing in Vietnam--leaving his wife, daughter Lila, and son Will to fend for themselves on the coast of Maine with only an unreliable lobster boat to soothe their grief. As the holiday season nears, Will and Lila suspect that someone has been visiting their home and discover that love is the one power that can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	North American Trees more books like this by Richard Joseph Preston, Richard R Braham add to wishlist Completely updated, this new edition continues the grand tradition of this classic reference covering trees of North America excluding Mexico and tropical Florida. This handbook has been designed to meet the needs of the general public as well as those of students and scientists. Concise descriptions of botanical and silvical characters have been ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $62.40! \| first editions \| SVS
18	First Light more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist The author writes in this book about the lives and work of astronomers. He spent a year visiting Palomar Mountain in southern California where he learned how astronomers explore the infinite deep. Since the Hale Telescope at Palomar opened its shutter to "first light" in 1949, the observatory has been a mecca for generations of astronomers and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.00! \| first editions
19 view cover	Zona Caliente by Richard Preston add to wishlist Zona caliente es uno de los thrillers ms escalofriantes de los ltimos tiempos salvo por un detalle: todo lo que aqu se cuenta sucedi en verdad. La 'zona caliente' es el recinto de mxima seguridad y aislamiento donde los especialistas del Ejrcito de los Estados Unidos manipulan los virus ms mortferos que se conocen. No hace mucho, en las afueras de ... see all copies from $37.43!
20 view cover	She Literally Exploded: the "Daily Telegraph" Infuriating Phrasebook by Richard Preston Christopher Howse add to wishlist What phrase enrages you most? "How are you spelling that?" perhaps, or, "issues around"? When the question came up in the Letters page of "The Daily Telegraph", hundreds of readers nominated the ones they loathed, and thousands more were posted on line. Provoked beyond endurance, Christopher Howse and Richard Preston compiled "The Infuriating ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.10!
21 view cover	The Best American Science and Nature Writing more books like this by Richard Preston (Editor) add to wishlist Bestselling author and staff writer for "The New Yorker" Groopman edits this year's volume of the finest science and nature writing. Contributors include Walter Kirn, Ron Rosenbaum, Jeffrey Toobin, and Oliver Sacks. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $13.75! \| SVS
22	Cree Narrative, Second Edition more books like this by Richard J Preston add to wishlist Based primarily on the oral accounts of John Blackned, Cree Narrative offers a detailed account of traditional Cree society. The result is an integrated picture of Cree thought, feelings, and beliefs relating to living on and with the land. For this expanded reissue of his pioneering work in cognitive anthropology, Richard Preston has added four ... see all copies from $23.46! new only from $23.46! \| first editions
23	Atlas of Maritime History more books like this by Antony Preston, Anthony Preston, Richard Natkiel add to wishlist see all copies from $2.54! signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Cobra event : a novel more books like this by Richard Preston add to wishlist In New York City, a 17-year-old girl and a homeless man have died of the same horrible virus, but in no sense is this a straightforward epidemic. This is murder and Alice Austen of the Center of Disease Control has to track down the murderer fast - while there are still people left for him to kill. see all copies from $1.99!
25	An African Winter more books like this by Professor Preston King, Richard Leakey (Notes by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS

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