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Books about disease and bioterrorism have become a subgenre in recent years, following the popular success of Richard Preston's The Hot Zone and Ken Alibek's Biohazard. Living Terrors probably provides the best quick-and-dirty guide to the problem for lay readers, with its harrowing descriptions of why certain diseases are so fatal and its clear assessment of America's disturbing vulnerabilities. Each chapter begins with a fictionalized account of how an attack might occur. In one, Osterholm and Schwartz write of a disgruntled scientist who loads anthrax into a crop-duster and flies over a crowded stadium. The authors believe this kind of sensationalism is completely warranted, given the nature of the threat and federal government's lackadaisical response to it. The point, they say, is "to warn you that the threat of biological terrorism is real without frightening you out of your wits. Instead, we hope to frighten you into your wits." --John J. Miller
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Vintage - New - Unread For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos This Book Will Tell You What That Will Mean When The Inevitable Happens, And What We As A Nation Can And Must Do Now To Protect Ourselves, Our Families, And The Basic Elements Of Our Society That Bioterrorism Puts At Risk. You Will Also Learn Why The Billions Being Spent To Combat Terrorism Miss The Mark When It Comes To Fighting Microbial Terror. It Will Show Why Biological Terrorism Is Becoming So Much More Likely, And Examines The Challenges Of Government Response To It. The Book You Hold In Your Hands Is A Manifesto, Urging Each Of Us To Prepare For The Inevitable Or Pay A Stupendous Toll In Human Lives. It Lays Out A Prescription For Survival--For Our Nation, And For Us All. Seller Inventory # 002396
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