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"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 of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. 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. Peter Jahrling, the top scientist at Usamriid, a wry virologist who cut his teeth on Ebola, one of the world's most lethal emerging viruses, has ORCON security clearance that gives him access to top secret information on bioweapons. His most urgent priority is to develop a drug that will take on smallpox-and win. Eradicated from the planet in 1979 in one of the great triumphs of modern science, the smallpox virus now resides, officially, in only two high-security freezers-at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta and in Siberia, at a Russian virology institute called Vector. But the demon in the freezer has been set loose. It is almost certain that illegal stocks are in the possession of hostile states, including Iraq and North Korea. Jahrling is haunted by the thought that biologists in secret labs are using genetic engineering to create a new superpox virus, a smallpox resistant to all vaccines. Usamriid went into a state of Delta Alert on September 11 and activated its emergency response teams when the first anthrax letters were opened in New York and Washington, D.C. Preston reports, in unprecedented detail, on the government's response to the attacks and takes us into the ongoing FBI investigation. His story is based on interviews with top-level FBI agents and with Dr. Steven Hatfill. Jahrling is leading a team of scientists doing controversial experiments with live smallpox virus at CDC. Preston takes us into the lab where Jahrling is reawakening smallpox and explains, with cool and devastating precision, what may be at stake if his last bold experiment fails.

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Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0375508562
ISBN-13
9780375508561
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2236966

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Author
Richard Preston
Publication Name
Demon in the Freezer : a True Story
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
256 Pages

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9.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz

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Ra644.S6p74 2002b
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Advance praise forThe Demon in the Freezer "Richard Preston has brought us another book that reads like a top-notch thriller. Would that it were fiction. As the movie unfolds in your mind, remember this: It can happen here." -Laurie Garrett, author ofThe Coming Plague "The Demon in the Freezeris fascinating, frightening, and important. It reads like a thriller, but the demons are real. Richard Preston has a 'black patent' on this kind of reporting and storytelling. He is the only writer on the scene who can make the inside story of biological weapons so darkly entertaining. Read this book and pray that its heroes can lock the demon back in the freezer." -Jonathan Weiner, author ofThe Beak of the Finch Praise forThe Hot Zone "One of the most horrifying things I've ever read in my whole life. What a remarkable piece of work. I devoured it in two or three sittings, and have a feeling the memories will linger a long time." -Stephen King "A tour de force . . . Preston uses the power of simple narrative to drive deep his story's urgent truths." -Los Angeles Times Book Review "Utterly engrossing . . . Will make your blood curdle." -The Washington Post Book World
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Terrorism, Life Sciences / Biochemistry, Preventive Medicine, Military / Biological & Chemical Warfare
Lccn
2004-271019
Dewey Decimal
616.9/1205
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
Science, Medical, History, Political Science

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5 out of 5 stars
by rwm1946Dec 21, 2021
smallpox biowarfare is coming
everyone in the world should read this book- smallpox biowarfare is coming. preston wrote this book 20 years ago. he explains that SMALLPOX is the bioweapon of choice for a lot of reasons. russia sold their stocks of smallpox bioweapons to several countries. these would be delivered by ICBMs. now, in 2021, the smallpox threat is worse than ever. you cannot get a vaccine for love nor money. only the military, some police, and some frontline workers are going to be allowed vaccinations. this is a matter of when, not if. it's coming. this could easily kill billions of people. the living will envy the dead.
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by blueyesbondAug 13, 2006
Worth Your While
Richard Preston continues to be one of my favorites. This novel, along with his other success, The Hot Zone, should, in my opinion, be featured in science classes across the nation. While they contain technical terms and procedures, Preston makes sure to write in such a way that even a person completly unfamiliar with biology will understand. While I felt that The Hot Zone was more of a page turner, The Demon in the Freezer is horrifically captivating and pertinent.
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by mjbmki_mmtbf4k6Mar 12, 2023
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A good. Well written and fast paced.
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by reemipr-6wjemwFeb 15, 2021
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Great science lesson. Hard to put down.
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by e-us055Jun 23, 2020
Thought provoking!
Interesting and a bit scary when one thinks of bio weapons!
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