{"product_id":"spillover-david-quammen","title":"Spillover (David Quammen)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead this gripping, timely book about the transmission of deadly viruses from animal to human populations, and how we can fight the current Covid-19 pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH A NEW AFTERWORD ON CORONAVIRUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs globalization spreads and as we destroy the ancient ecosystems, we encounter strange and dangerous infections that originate in animals but that can be transmitted to humans. Diseases that were contained are being set free and the results are potentially catastrophic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a journey that takes him from southern China to the Congo, from Bangladesh to Australia, David Quammen tracks these infections to their source, and asks what we can do to prevent some new pandemic spreading across the face of the earth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs we continue to feel the global impact of Covid-19, discover the book that predicted this viral disaster and the science that could stop the next one in its tracks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A tremendous book...this gives you all you need to know and all you should know' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Chilling... [A] brilliant, devastating book' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story' Walter Isaacson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Quammen\u003c\/b\u003e's sixteen previous books include \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, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and recipient of the Premio Letterario Merck. He has written for the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications, and is a three-time winner of the National Magazine Award. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuammen shares a home in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife, Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Zion\u003c\/i\u003e, and with two Russian wolfhounds, a cross-eyed cat, and a rescue python. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisit him at DavidQuammen.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 592 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65806191427933,"sku":"K087823762","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8782376200001A.jpg?v=1788471674","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/spillover-david-quammen","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}