China Syndrome (Record no. 216758)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780060587222
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Transcribing agency aloy
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
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Edition number 23
Classification number 614.5
Item number GREC
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Personal name Karl Taro Greenfeld
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9 (RLIN) 2004
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Title China Syndrome
Remainder of title The True Story of the 21st Century's First Great Epidemic
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Harpercolins
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2006
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Extent xx,442p.
Other physical details HB
Dimensions 24x16 cm.
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Price amount $25.95
Currency code $
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Summary, etc. As the world braces for the next flu pandemic, the 2003 SARS outbreak now seems even more relevant as the harbinger of crises to come. The next great viral storm will likely emerge from Asia and could be more contagious than any respiratory disease since the catastrophic influenza of 1918. China Syndrome, an intensely compelling and unrivaled exploration of the first epidemic of the twenty-first century, explores how globalization, coupled with rampant development, is ushering in a terrifying new chapter in the history of human health.<br/><br/>When SARS broke out in January 2003, Karl Taro Greenfeld was the editor of Time Asia in Hong Kong, just a few miles from the epicenter of the outbreak. After vague, initial reports of terrified Chinese emptying pharmacy shelves and boiling vinegar to "purify" the air in nearby Guangdong province, Greenfeld and his staff soon found themselves immersed in the story of a lifetime. His taut, scientific thriller, in the tradition of The Hot Zone and The Great Influenza, takes readers on a gripping ride that blows through the Chinese government's effort to cover up the disease. Greenfeld deftly tracks this mysterious killer outbreak, from the bedside of one of the first Chinese victims to overwhelmed hospital wards crashing from the onslaught of cases, from cutting-edge labs where researchers struggle to identify the virus to the war rooms at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva.<br/><br/>Infectious diseases have reemerged as one of the globe's most pressing problems. In this thorough, revelatory account of SARS, Greenfeld gives us a crucial blueprint for how an epidemic evolves. China Syndrome will make you realize how lucky you are to be alive -- and wonder how long that good luck will hold.<br/><br/>About the Author:<br/>Karl Taro Greenfeld is the author of seven previous books, including the novel Triburbia and the acclaimed memoir Boy Alone. His award-winning writing has appeared in Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic, The Paris Review, Best American Short Stories 2009 and 2013, and The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2012. Born in Kobe, Japan, he has lived in Paris, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, and currently lives in Pacific Palisades, California, with his wife, Silka, and their daughters, Esmee and Lola.
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Source of heading or term SARS
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Source of heading or term pandemic
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Source of heading or term China Syndrom
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Personal name GREENFELD (Karl Taro)
9 (RLIN) 2005
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type George Fernandes Collections
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Others St Aloysius Library St Aloysius Library 03/24/2013   614.5 GREC GF03107 10/27/2021 10/27/2021 George Fernandes Collections