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Ebola: The Natural and Human History by David Quammen
14.99 AUD
Category: Education
In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 per cent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding ...Show more
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by David Quammen
27.99 AUD
Category: Health and Wellbeing
First, a horse in Brisbane falls ill: fever, swelling, bloody froth. Then thirteen others drop dead. The foreman at the stables becomes ill and the trainer dies. What is going on? As globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that origin ...Show more
The Tangled Tree - A Radical New History of Life by David Quammen
9.99 AUD
19.99 (50% off)
Category: Science
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018. Our understanding of the 'tree of life', with powerful implications for human genetics, human health and our own human nature, has recently completely changed. This book is about a new method of telling the ...Show more
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