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The Ghost MapSteven Johnson

The Ghost Map

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12 editions · 2 languages
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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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Editions

12 editions · 2 languages
  • Audiobook · English · 2009
    Tantor Media Inc · 9781607758334
  • Ebook · English · 2008
    Penguin Group USA, Inc. · 9781429501293
  • Hardcover · English · 2006
    Riverhead Hardcover · 320 pages · 9781594489259
  • Audiobook · English · 2006
    Tantor Media · 9781400132980
  • Paperback · English · 2006
    Riverhead · 297 pages · 9780739483848
  • Other · English · 2008
    Ghost Map
    Ebsco Publishing · 9781435670464
PhysiciansEpidemicsCholeraMedicalHistory, 19th CenturyNonfictionDisease OutbreaksBiography & Autobiography