Ebook {Epub PDF} The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story by Richard Preston

Based on extensive interviews with smallpox experts, health workers, and members of the U.S. intelligence community, The Demon in the Freezer details the history and behavior of the virus and how it was eventually isolated and eradicated by the heroic individuals of the World Health Organization. Preston also explains why a battle still rages between those who want to destroy all known stocks of Cited by: In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 New York Times bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of 4/5(31). In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book since The Hot Zone, a #1 "New York Times "bestseller, Richard Preston takes us into the heart of Usamriid, the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland, once the headquarters of the U.S. biological weapons program and now the epicenter of national biodefense/5(K).

In Demon in the Freezer, published in , Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Cobra Event takes a look at two of the top candidates for the job, smallpox and anthrax. Richard Preston - image from NY Times. In October , a photo-retoucher for the National Enquirer died as a result of a deliberate attack with anthrax. The Demon In The Freezer A True Story by Richard Preston Random House New York City This book is lovingly dedicated to Michelle Chance favors the prepared mind. - Louis Pasteur The author expresses his gratitude to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a research grant that helped the completion of this book. The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story Mass Market Paperback - Aug by Richard Preston (Author) A true story that is the most frightening nightmare fuel out there. This is the story of how the world bungled the demon of Variola Major after the eradication of said virus.

Richard Preston is the bestselling author of The Hot Zone, The Demon in the Freezer, The Wild Trees, and the novel The Cobra Event. A writer for The New Yorker since , Preston is the only nondoctor to have received the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Champion of Prevention Award. He also holds an award from the American Institute of Physics. The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story Mass Market Paperback – Aug by Richard Preston (Author) A true story that is the most frightening nightmare fuel out there. This is the story of how the world bungled the demon of Variola Major after the eradication of said virus. The Demon In The Freezer A True Story by Richard Preston Random House New York City This book is lovingly dedicated to Michelle Chance favors the prepared mind. - Louis Pasteur The author expresses his gratitude to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a research grant that helped the completion of this book.