{"product_id":"rabid-a-cultural-history-of-the-worlds-most-diabolical-virus-paperback","title":"Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Wasik\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMonica Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, \u003ci\u003eRabid\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe most fatal virus known to science, rabies--a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans--kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this critically acclaimed exploration from the authors of Our Kindred Creatures, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A searing narrative.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating. . . . Wasik and Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths and discoveries about rabies and the animals that transmit it, including dogs, bats and raccoons.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Wasik\u003c\/b\u003e is the editorial director of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written multiple books, including \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There's This\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRabid\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOur Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is a veterinarian and a writer. Their previous book, \u003ci\u003eRabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e best seller and a finalist for the PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. They live in Brooklyn, New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45838868611269,"sku":"9780143123576","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/AnXGtzutnR9780143123576.webp?v=1781201799","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/rabid-a-cultural-history-of-the-worlds-most-diabolical-virus-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}