Best Books About Plagues and Epidemics

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Books about epidemics, both historical and imagined.
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Menneskebørn
af P. D. James
5,683 medlemmer
198 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
5 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Male infertility
3
Doomsday Book
af Connie Willis
7,801 medlemmer
369 anmeldelser
4.1
4 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Black Death
4
Oryx and Crake
af Margaret Atwood
16,877 medlemmer
525 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
LittleTaiko, sturlington, Dilara86, ahef1963
Forklaringer
sturlington: Bio-engineered virus
5
Pesten
af Albert Camus
18,080 medlemmer
236 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
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Forklaringer
aulsmith: Cholera
6
Farezone 4
af Richard Preston
5,968 medlemmer
117 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Ebola and Marburg viruses.
7
Year of Wonders
af Geraldine Brooks
8,572 medlemmer
404 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Black Death
8
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
af John M. Barry
4,169 medlemmer
131 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
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9
En fortælling om blindhed
af José Saramago
12,755 medlemmer
377 anmeldelser
4.1
4 Members
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10
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
af David Quammen
1,230 medlemmer
41 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
4 Members
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11
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
af John Kelly
1,613 medlemmer
59 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
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12
The Painted Veil
af W. Somerset Maugham
3,416 medlemmer
135 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
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13
Syndflodens år : roman
af Margaret Atwood
7,145 medlemmer
360 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
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14
A Prayer for the Dying
af Stewart O'Nan
679 medlemmer
38 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Diptheria epidemic.
15
The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
af Laurie Garrett
1,702 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
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16
Truslen fra det ukendte
af Michael Crichton
9,919 medlemmer
148 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Biological weapon/entity.
17
Dekameron
af Giovanni Boccaccio
9,776 medlemmer
120 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
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18
In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death and the World It Made
af Norman Cantor
1,945 medlemmer
55 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
3 Members
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19
The Dream of Scipio
af Iain Pears
2,177 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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sturlington: Black Death
20
A Journal of the Plague Year
af Daniel Defoe
3,495 medlemmer
64 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
3 Members
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21
Eifelheim
af Michael Flynn
1,090 medlemmer
65 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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sturlington: Black Death
22
Frog Music
af Emma Donoghue
1,437 medlemmer
94 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
3 Members
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23
And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
af Randy Shilts
2,858 medlemmer
63 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
3 Members
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24
Disease: The Extraordinary Stories Behind History's Deadliest Killers
af Mary Dobson
253 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
4.2
3 Members
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25
Opgøret
af Stephen King
19,536 medlemmer
364 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Influenza (biologically engineered weapon nicknamed the "superflu" or "Captain Trips") kills 99% of people.
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Flu
af Gina Kolata
1,245 medlemmer
34 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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27
Puls
af Stephen King
11,360 medlemmer
257 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
3 Members
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sturlington: Virus passed through cell phones
28
Killer Germs
af Barry Zimmerman
165 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
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29
Company of Liars
af Karen Maitland
1,693 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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30
Ammonite
af Nicola Griffith
1,313 medlemmer
48 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
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31
Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
af William Rosen
965 medlemmer
37 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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32
The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History
af Molly Caldwell Crosby
849 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
3.8
3 Members
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33
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
af Jim Murphy
1,225 medlemmer
91 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
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34
Timerne
af Michael Cunningham
12,571 medlemmer
227 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
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35
Polio: An American Story
af David M. Oshinsky
677 medlemmer
14 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
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36
Fever 1793
af Laurie Halse Anderson
6,206 medlemmer
235 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
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37
Plague: Black Death and Pestilence in Europe
af William G. Naphy
61 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 3.4
3 Members
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38
Earth Abides
af George R. Stewart
3,553 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
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Forklaringer
sturlington: Plague kills most people in the world.
39
The Barbary Plague : The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco
af Marilyn Chase
292 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
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40
A Parcel of Patterns
af Jill Paton Walsh
344 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
konallis, sallypursell
41
Den røde død
af Jack London
552 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
3 Members
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42
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta
af Doris Lessing
1,300 medlemmer
29 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
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43
Carolina Courage
af Dana Fuller Ross
87 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 3.4
2 Members
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44
A Death-Struck Year
af Makiia Lucier
234 medlemmer
20 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
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45
The Last Town on Earth
af Thomas Mullen
1,262 medlemmer
58 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
46
Uhura's Song
af Janet Kagan
887 medlemmer
15 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
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47
Døden i Venedig
af Thomas Mann
5,261 medlemmer
104 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
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Forklaringer
aulsmith: Cholera
48
Fever Season
af Barbara Hambly
559 medlemmer
12 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
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49
The Traitor's Daughter
af Paula Brandon
114 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
2 Members
inge87, sallypursell
50
Red queen
af H. M. Brown
29 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
KimarieBee, sallypursell
51
Vejen til verden af i dag
af Jared Diamond
24,482 medlemmer
365 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
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52
Blackwater Fyrskib : roman
af Colm Tóibín
1,416 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
aulsmith, sallypursell
53
Was
af Geoff Ryman
887 medlemmer
15 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
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54
Baking Cakes in Kigali
af Gaile Parkin
762 medlemmer
79 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
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55
Awakenings
af Oliver Sacks
2,407 medlemmer
24 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
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56
Easter
af Michael Arditti
94 medlemmer
4 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
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57
Rats, Lice and History
af Hans Zinsser
615 medlemmer
11 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
58
The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
af Robert S. Gottfried
383 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
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59
The Black Death
af Philip Ziegler
1,295 medlemmer
13 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
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60
The Deep
af Craig Davidson
772 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
3.2
2 Members
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61
Nemesis
af Philip Roth
1,648 medlemmer
81 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
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62
Contagion
af Robin Cook
1,588 medlemmer
15 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
smcwl, sturlington
63
Plagues and Peoples
af William H. McNeill
1,834 medlemmer
20 anmeldelser
4
Member
smcwl
64
Karantæne
af Robin Cook
1,601 medlemmer
24 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sturlington
65
Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82
af Elizabeth A. Fenn
577 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
66
Osler's Web
af Hillary Johnson
89 medlemmer
13 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
67
Arrowsmith
af Sinclair Lewis
2,045 medlemmer
32 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
68
Pox: An American History
af Michael Willrich
290 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
69
The Cholera Years: The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866
af Charles E. Rosenberg
201 medlemmer
6 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
70
The Speckled Monster: A Historical Tale of Battling Smallpox
af Jennifer Lee Carrell
716 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
71
Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains One of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries
af Molly Caldwell Crosby
280 medlemmer
10 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
72
Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health
af Laurie Garrett
433 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
73
The illustrious dead
af Stephan Talty
210 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
74
Ebola
af Dr. William Close
262 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
75
Disease and History
af Frederick F. Cartwright
392 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
76
Plagues in World History (Exploring World History)
af John Aberth
67 medlemmer
½ 3.4
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
77
Dread: How Fear and Fantasy have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to the Avian Flu
af Philip Alcabes
87 medlemmer
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
78
Bring out your dead; the great plague of yellow fever in Philadelphia in 1793
af John Harvey Powell
196 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
79
A Time of Angels
af Karen Hesse
372 medlemmer
4 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
80
America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918
af Alfred W. Crosby
222 medlemmer
8 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
81
Investigating Disease Patterns: The Science of Epidemiology (Scientific American Library)
af Paul D. Stolley
102 medlemmer
½ 3.4
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
82
Man and Microbes: Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times
af Arno Karlen
241 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
83
Virus Hunter: Thirty Years of Battling Hot Viruses Around the World
af C. J. Peters
293 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
84
The Black Death and the Transformation of the West
af David Herlihy
255 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
85
Inside the Outbreaks: The Elite Medical Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
af Mark Pendergrast
120 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
86
Armies of Pestilence the Impact of Disease
af R. S. Bray
169 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
½ 3.3
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
87
Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox
af Jonathan B. Tucker
204 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
88
When Plague Strikes
af James Cross Giblin
217 medlemmer
8 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
89
Little Book of Pandemics
af Peter Moore
105 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
90
The Black Death
af Rosemary Horrox
187 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
91
Epidemic (Eyewitness Books)
af Brian Ward
93 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
92
After the Black Death: A Social History of Early Modern Europe
af George Huppert
171 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
93
The Black Death: The Great Mortality of 1348-1350: A Brief History with Documents
af John Aberth
166 medlemmer
3.8
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
94
When Germs Travel: Six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed
af Howard Markel
109 medlemmer
2 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
smcwl, sallypursell
95
Cobra sagen
af Richard Preston
1,740 medlemmer
29 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
sallypursell
96
The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story
af Richard Preston
1,686 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
sallypursell
97
The Way We Fall
af Megan Crewe
454 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Member
sallypursell
98
Light
af Torgny Lindgren
180 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
4
Member
sallypursell
99
Viral Modernism: The Influenza Pandemic and Interwar Literature (Modernist Latitudes)
af Elizabeth Outka
9 medlemmer