Why am I passionate about this?
John M. Barry was the only non-scientist ever to give the National Academies of Sciences Abel Wolman Distinguished Lecture, and he advised the Bush and Obama White Houses on pandemic preparedness and response. He is an award-winning and #1 New York Times best-selling author whose books have also involved him in policy making. The National Academies of Science named The Great Influenza the year’s outstanding book on science or medicine.
John's book list on disease and society
Why did John love this book?
This provides the reader with the background to understand what happens when a pathogen invades both an individual and a society. It’s an absolutely brilliant book by a Nobel laureate scientist, one of my all-time favorites on any subject.
1 author picked Natural History of Infectious Disease as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Provides a biological inquiry into the causes and spread of infectious disease and its impact on human survival