Richard Preston: 18 books
Panic in Level 4
Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling works have mesmerized readers everywhere by showing...
The Demon in the Freezer
A True Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2002
**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy
The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways...
First Light
The Search for the Edge of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject--in this case the efforts by astronomers at the Palomar...
by Richard Preston
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
A Parent’s Guide to Paying for College will unlock the secrets to receiving the maximum financial aid awards that you never need to pay back. These tactics can save the average family up to $100,000 for a four year education.As an outsider, the financial aid process may seem complex and cloudy,...
Crisis in the Red Zone
The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2019
The 2013–2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever—but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a gripping account of the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses—from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone, now a National Geographic...
The Wild Trees
A Story of Passion and Daring
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments...
The Cobra Event
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
The Cobra Event is set in motion one spring morning in New York City, when a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she has begun a hideous process of self-cannibalization. Soon, other gruesome deaths...
Hot Zone
Ebola, das tödliche Virus
Language: German
Release Date: September 29, 2014
Richard Prestons populärwissenschaftlicher Tatsachen-Thriller liest sich spannender als jeder Horror-Roman. Preston berichtet darin über die ersten Infektionen mit dem Ebola-Virus vor über vierzig Jahren. Sein Tatsachenthriller von 1998 ist immer noch hochaktuell, wie die schreckliche Ebola-Epidemie...
by Richard Preston
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: November 9, 2014
Zona caliente: área del laboratorio denominada así por los científicos que investigan los virus más letales como el ébola. Sellada herméticamente, sus accesos están rigurosamente controlados y los operarios visten trajes especiales sometidos a duchas de desinfección antes de abandonar el recinto....
Micro
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
In the vein of Jurassic Park, this high-concept thriller follows a group of graduate students lured to Hawaii to work for a mysterious biotech company—only to find themselves cast out into the rain forest, with nothing but their scientific expertise and wits to protect them.
An instant classic,...
The Hot Zone
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.
Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest...
by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 22, 2012
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 22, 2012
«Amo qualsiasi cosa scriva Michael Crichton.»
Stephen King
Honolulu, Hawaii. In un buio stabile di periferia, ufficio di un piccolo avvocato del luogo, regna il silenzio. Tutto sembra in ordine. Se non fosse per tre cadaveri stesi sul pavimento. Sul loro corpo non ci sono segni di lotta,...
by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston
Language: German
Release Date: March 26, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: March 26, 2012
Eine Handvoll Studenten, ausgesetzt im Regenwald, auf der Flucht vor technisch veränderten Organismen: ein hintergründiges und hochaktuelles Actionszenario
Honolulu, Hawaii. Drei Männer liegen tot auf dem Fußboden eines verschlossenen Büros – keine Anzeichen eines Kampfes, keine Einbruchsspuren,...
by Richard PRESTON, Michael CRICHTON
Language: French
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: French
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Dosant toujours à la perfection découvertes scientifiques et fiction, Crichton entraîne ses personnages dans un univers aussi effrayant que celui de Jurassic Park et aussi angoissant que celui de La Proie. Un roman posthume saisissant.
Vin Drake, le puissant directeur de la société high-tech...
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