{"product_id":"breathless-the-scientific-race-to-defeat-a-deadly-virus-9781982164379","title":"Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus","description":"\u003cb\u003eNational Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eBreathless \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"l\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003euminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreathless\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"gripping\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e) but \"clear-eyed analysis\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) of SARs-CoV-2 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists who study its origin, its ever-changing nature, and its capacity to kill us. David Quammen expertly shows how strange new viruses emerge from animals into humans as we disrupt wild ecosystems and how those viruses adapt to their human hosts, sometimes causing global catastrophe. He explains why this coronavirus will probably be a \"forever virus,\" destined to circulate among humans and bedevil us endlessly, in one variant form or another. As scientists labor to catch it, comprehend it, and control it, with their high-tech tools and methods, the virus finds ways of escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on interviews with nearly one hundred scientists, including leading virologists in China and around the world, Quammen explains that: \u003cbr\u003e -Infectious disease experts saw this pandemic coming\u003cbr\u003e -Some scientists, for more than two decades, warned that \"the next big one\" would be caused by a changeable new virus--very possibly a coronavirus--but such warnings were ignored for political or economic reasons\u003cbr\u003e -The precise origins of this virus may not be known for years, but some clues are compelling, and some suppositions can be dismissed\u003cbr\u003e -And much more \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by \"one of our finest explainers of the natural world for decades\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e), This \"compelling and terrifying\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) account is an unparalleled look inside the frantic international race to understand and control SARS-CoV-2--and what it might mean for the next potential global health crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Quammen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.91w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982164379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Quammen's books include \u003ci\u003eBreathless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tangled Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the Dodo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Mr. Darwin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSpillover\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for\u003ci\u003e The New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Outside\u003c\/i\u003e, among other magazines, and is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award. Quammen shares a home in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife, Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Zion\u003c\/i\u003e, and with three Russian wolfhounds, a cross-eyed cat, and a rescue python. Visit him at DavidQuammen.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44279163977843,"sku":"9.78198E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2912164c-789a-4679-9c5b-416e2e17f7e7.jpg?v=1770469960","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/breathless-the-scientific-race-to-defeat-a-deadly-virus-9781982164379","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}