Spillover

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen Book description from Goodreads: Ebola, SARS, Hendra, AIDS, and countless other deadly viruses all have one thing in common: the bugs that transmit these diseases all originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. In this gripping account, David…

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Population 485

Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time by Michael Perry Book description from Goodreads: Here the local vigilante is a farmer’s wife armed with a pistol and a Bible, the most senior member of the volunteer fire department is a cross-eyed butcher with one kidney and two ex-wives (both of whom work…

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