The Ghost MapSteven Johnson
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The Ghost Map

299 pagesFirst published 200610 editions
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A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that brilliantly illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of viruses, rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry. These are topics that have long obsessed Steven Johnson, and The…

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Pace: mediumMedium length
PhysiciansEpidemicsCholeraMedicalHistory, 19th CenturyNonfictionDisease OutbreaksBiography & Autobiography

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FormatPublisherYearPagesISBN
EditionCapitán Swing2020—9788412197907
AudiobookTantor Media Inc2009—9781607758334
EditionPenguin Books, Limited2008—9780141915777
EbookPenguin Group USA, Inc.2008—9781429501293
EditionEbsco Publishing2008—9781435670464
EditionRiverhead Books20072999781594482694
EditionAllen Lane20062999780713999747
AudiobookTantor Media2006—9781400132980
HardcoverRiverhead Hardcover20063209781594489259
EditionTantor Media2006—9781400152988
PhysiciansEpidemicsCholeraMedicalHistory, 19th CenturyNonfictionDisease OutbreaksBiography & Autobiography
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