The Ghost Map
By Steven Johnson
By Steven Johnson
By Steven Johnson
By Steven Johnson
Category: Science & Technology | European World History | Wellness
Category: Science & Technology | European World History | Wellness
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$18.00
Oct 02, 2007 | ISBN 9781594482694
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Oct 19, 2006 | ISBN 9781101158531
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Praise
“Fascinating.” —The New York Times Book Review
“Thrilling.” —GQ
“Vivid.” —The New Yorker
“Thought-provoking.” —Entertainment Weekly
“By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson’s account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner.” —The Washington Post
“Marvelous… as was Dava Sobel’s Longitude. Yet The Ghost Map is a far more ambitious and compelling work… Mr. Johnson is never less than lively and beguiling.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Steven Johnson tells the tale with verve, spicing his narrative with scenes of Dickensian squalor and the vibrant street life surrounding that squalor. But in Johnson’s hands, The Ghost Map morphs into something more than mere history.” —The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Johnson adds a new and welcome element—old-fashioned storytelling flair… to his fractal, multifaceted method of unraveling the scientific mysteries of everyday life.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Steven Johnson gives us history at its best: colorful, connected and compelling. At the core is a medical mystery, or what today would be called an epidemiological detective story… A masterpiece of historical writing.” —The Seattle Times
“This is more than a great detective story. It’s the triumph of reason and evidence over superstition and theory, and Johnson tells it in loving detail.” —Chicago Tribune
Table Of Contents
The Ghost MapPreface
Monday, August 28
The Night-Soil Men
Saturday, September 2
Eyes Sunk, Lips Dark Blue
Sunday, September 3
The Investigator
Monday, September 4
That Is To Say, Jo Has Not Yet Died
Tuesday. September 5
All Smell Is Disease
Wednesday, September 6
Building The Case
Friday, September 8
The Pump Handle
Conclusion
The Ghost Map
Epilogue
Broad Street Revisited
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Notes on Further Reading
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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