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“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navy
The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction...
The first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction...
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English
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Five days ago, a homeless man on a subway platform died in agony as startled commuters looked on. Yesterday, a teenager started having violent, uncontrollable spasms in art class. Within minutes, she too was dead. Dr. Alice Austen is a medical pathologist at the Centers of Disease Control in Atlanta. What she knows is that the two deaths are connected. What she fears is that they are only the beginning.
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her. And that she must run. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive"--
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Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Modern society is obsessed with outward beauty. What if there was a way to guarantee you could become more and more beautiful every day? What if it was a sexually transmitted disease? In the world of The Beauty, physical perfection is only one sexual encounter away. The vast majority of the population has taken advantage of it, but Detectives Vaughn and Foster will soon discover it comes at a terrible cost. Now, they'll have to find their way past...
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Publisher
Richard Dolan Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"This book, the first of its kind, delves into the many leaked documents that describe research into alien biology and virology. Dr. Robert Wood's forensic analysis of the documents themselves argues strongly for their authenticity. And their implications are startling. Alien viruses are not only deadly, but are of key importance to biological warfare on Earth. Wood examines the mysterious deaths of key microbiologists and virologists, offers insight...
12) Greek fire, poison arrows & scorpion bombs: biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world
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Overlook
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
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Series
Elements of genius volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Someone who goes by the name of "V" is planning to unleash a lethal virus that could destroy the human race, and it is up to Nikki Tesla and her friends from the Genius Academy (which has been blamed for an international incident and shut down), to uncover the villain (who is closer to them than they realize) and find a way to stop the biological attack--an effort that will cost Nikki her life.
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Sarah Goldstein--Jewish orphan turned secret weapon in the resistance against the Nazis--is hunting down a rogue German doctor whose germ warfare experiment could kill thousands with a single syringe. But her journey through Central Africa reveals the ravages of colonialism and exposes darker truths about her own allies than Sarah could've ever imagined"--
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Discusses the use of biological weapons from early history to the present, and describes specific toxins, their effects, and how they have been employed, including the 1995 sarin attack in Tokyo and their use by both sides during World War II.
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Pegasus Crime
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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1953: At the end of the Korean War, Dr. Charles Wilson, an Army bio-weapons scientist, died when he "jumped or fell" from the ninth floor of a Washington hotel. 1975: With the release of the Rockefeller Commission report on illegal CIA activities, LSD is linked to Wilson's death. Wilson's family and the press suspect the CIA of foul play; the White House doesn't want the truth to get out. Agent Jack Gabriel, an old friend of the Wilson family, is...
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