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Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest

Author : David Quammen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393350851
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest written by David Quammen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-02-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "frightening and fascinating masterpiece" (Walter Isaacson), David Quammen explores the true origins of HIV/AIDS. The real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million people—is very different from what most of us think we know. Recent research has revealed dark surprises and yielded a radically new scenario of how AIDS began and spread. Excerpted and adapted from the book Spillover, with a new introduction by the author, Quammen's hair-raising investigation tracks the virus from chimp populations in the jungles of southeastern Cameroon to laboratories across the globe, as he unravels the mysteries of when, where, and under what circumstances such a consequential "spillover" can happen. An audacious search for answers amid more than a century of data, The Chimp and the River tells the haunting tale of one of the most devastating pandemics of our time.

The Chimp and the River

Author : David Quammen
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473523958
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Chimp and the River written by David Quammen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real story of AIDS - how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human and infected more than 60 million people - is very different from what most of us think we know. Recent research has revealed dark surprises and yielded a radically new scenario of how AIDS began and spread. Excerpted and adapted from Spillover, with a new introduction by the author, Quammen's hair-raising investigation tracks the virus from chimp population s in the jungles off the southeastern Cameroon to laboratories across the globe, as he unravels the mysteries of when, where and how such a consequential 'spillover' can happen. An audacious search for answers amid more than a century of data, The Chimp and the River tells the haunting tale of one of the most devastating pandemics of our time.

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

Author : David Quammen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393066800
Total Pages : 591 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Book Synopsis Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic by : David Quammen

Download or read book Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic written by David Quammen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerginghuman diseases.

The Origins of AIDS

Author : Jacques Pépin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108487491
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Origins of AIDS written by Jacques Pépin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-21 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition of Jacques Pépin's acclaimed account of the events that transformed a chimpanzee virus into a global pandemic.

The River

Author : Edward Hooper
Publisher : Back Bay
ISBN 13 : 9780316371377
Total Pages : 1118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book The River written by Edward Hooper and published by Back Bay. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A British medical journalist offers a meticulously researched look at HIV and its potential source, discussing the history of this lethal epidemic, analyzing a number of theories concerning its origins, and investigating current scientific inquiries into HIV, AIDS, and the search for a cure. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

If the River Was Whiskey

Author : T.C. Boyle
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101651024
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book If the River Was Whiskey written by T.C. Boyle and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1990-05-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In sixteen stories, T.C. Boyle tears through the walls of contemporary society to reveal a world at once comic and tragic, droll and horrific. Boyle introduces us to a death-defying stuntman who rides across the country strapped to the axle of a Peterbilt, and to a retired primatologist who can’t adjust to the “civilized” world. He chronicles the state of romance that requires full-body protection in a disease-conscious age and depicts with aching tenderness the relationship between a young boy and his alcoholic father. These magical and provocative stories mark yet another virtuoso performance from one of America’s most supple and electric literary inventors.

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries)

Author : David Quammen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393076342
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries) written by David Quammen and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-07-17 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The human drama and scientific basis of these years constitute a fascinating, tangled tale that elucidates the character of a cautious naturalist who initiated an intellectual revolution.

Hurt Go Happy

Author : Ginny Rorby
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1429909374
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Hurt Go Happy written by Ginny Rorby and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she's been deaf since the age of six, Joey's mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. Everything changes when Joey meets Dr. Charles Mansell and his baby chimpanzee, Sukari. Her new friends use sign language to communicate, and Joey secretly begins to learn to sign. Spending time with Charlie and Sukari, Joey has never been happier. She even starts making friends at school for the first time. But as Joey's world blooms with possibilities, Charlie's and Sukari's choices begin to narrow—until Sukari's very survival is in doubt. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

At the Mouth of the River of Bees

Author : Kij Johnson
Publisher : Small Beer Press
ISBN 13 : 193152081X
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book At the Mouth of the River of Bees written by Kij Johnson and published by Small Beer Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sparkling debut collection from one of the hottest writers in science fiction: her stories have received the Nebula Award the last two years running. These stories feature cats, bees, wolves, dogs, and even that most capricious of animals, humans, and have been reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, and The Secret History of Fantasy. At the Mouth of the River of Bees 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss The Horse Raiders Spar Fox Magic Names for Water Schrodinger’s Cathouse My Wife Reincarnated as a Solitaire Chenting, in the Land of the Dead The Bitey Cat The Empress Jingu Fishes Wolf Trapping The Man Who Bridged the Mist Ponies The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles The Evolution of Trickster Stories Among the Dogs of North Park After the Change Kij Johnson's stories have won the Sturgeon and World Fantasy awards. She has taught writing; worked at Tor, Dark Horse, and Microsoft; worked as a radio announcer; run bookstores; and waitressed in a strip bar.

Summer of the Monkeys

Author : Wilson Rawls
Publisher : Yearling
ISBN 13 : 0307781550
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Summer of the Monkeys written by Wilson Rawls and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys. The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them. His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys. From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement. Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows: A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14 Winner of 4 State Awards Over 7 million copies in print! “A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . Any child who doesn’t get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.” —Common Sense Media “An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal

Chimpanzees

Author : Leo Statts
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1680793616
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Chimpanzees written by Leo Statts and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn all about chimpanzees--smart primates that use tools to eat their food. Easy-to-read text and vibrant, full-color photos captivate young readers and make learning fun. Plus, quick stats sections and bolded glossary terms invite readers to zoom in and learn more.Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO.

Little Chimp

Author : Jenny Giles
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780170095662
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book Little Chimp written by Jenny Giles and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be used by children in their first six months of school PM Starters One and Two

The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest

Author : Christophe Boesch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108481558
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Chimpanzees of the Taï Forest written by Christophe Boesch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging account of the research and key findings on Taï chimpanzees to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this project.

Ebola

Author : David Quammen
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473522080
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Ebola written by David Quammen and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90% of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebola’s elusive host animal. And until we find it, Ebola will continue to strike. Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the virus whilst travelling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebola, its past, present and its unknowable future.

Great Apes

Author : Will Self
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0802193366
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Great Apes written by Will Self and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people lost their sense of proportion, others their sense of scale, but Simon Dykes, a middle-aged, successful London painter, has lost his sense of perspective in a most disturbing fashion. After a night of routine, pedestrian debauchery, traipsing from toilet to toilet, and imbibing a host of narcotics on the way, Simon wakes up cuddled in his girlfriend’s loving arms. Much to his dismay, however, his girlfriend has turned into a chimpanzee. To add insult to injury, the psychiatric crash team sent to deal with him as he flips his lid is also comprised of chimps. Indeed, the entire city is overrun by clever primates, who, when they are not jostling for position, grooming themselves, or mating some of the females, can be found driving Volvos, hanging out on street corners, and running the world. Nonetheless convinced that he is still a human, Simon is confined to the emergency psychiatric ward of Charing Cross Hospital, where he becomes the patient of Dr. Zack Busner, clinical psychologist, medical doctor, anti-psychiatrist, and former television personality—an expert at the height of his reign as alpha male. As Busner attempts to convince him that “everyone who is fully sentient in this world are chimpanzees,” Simon struggles with the horrifying delusion that he is really a human trapped in a chimp’s body. Written with the same brilliant satiric wit that has distinguised Self’s earlier fiction, Great Apes is a hilarious, often disturbing, and absolutely original take on man’s place in the evolutionary chain. In a strange and twisted tale that recalls Jonathan Swift and Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, Will Self’s comic genius is impossible to ignore.

Brazzaville Beach

Author : William Boyd
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006186577X
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Brazzaville Beach written by William Boyd and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A primatologist flees her broken marriage for a job in war-torn Africa in the renowned author’s “brilliant . . . stunningly magical” novel (Washington Post Book World). William Boyd’s classic Brazzaville Beach has been called a “bold seamless blend of philosophy and suspense . . . [that] nevertheless remains accessible to general readers on a level of pure entertainment.” (Boston Globe). When her marriage to a brilliant but unstable mathematician finally shatters, Hope Clearwater leaves England to join a team of primate researchers in a remote African country. Though she is there to study chimps, the greater challenge is her attempt to grapple with her own recent past—as well as her fellow scientists. And when she discovers evidence of supposedly peaceful chimps engaging in extreme violence, Hope finds herself drawn into a war of desperate egos and ruthless ambitions.

Tinderbox

Author : Craig Timberg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101560614
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Tinderbox written by Craig Timberg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new science, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic and the best ways to fight it today. Recent genetic studies have traced the birth of HIV to the forbidding equatorial forests of Cameroon, where chimpanzees carried the virus for millennia without causing a major outbreak in humans. During the Scramble for Africa, colonial companies blazed new routes through the jungle in search of rubber and other riches, sending African porters into remote regions rarely traveled before. It was here that humans first contracted the strain of HIV that would eventually cause 99 percent of AIDS deaths around the world. Western powers were key actors in turning a localized outbreak into a sprawling epidemic as bustling new trade routes, modern colonial cities, and the rise of prostitution sped the virus across Africa. Christian missionaries campaigned to suppress polygamy, but left in its place fractured sexual cultures that proved uncommonly vulnerable to HIV. Equally devastating was the gradual loss of the African ritual of male circumcision, which recent studies have shown offers significant protection against infection. Timberg and Halperin argue that the same Western hubris that marked the colonial era has hamstrung the effort to fight HIV. From the United Nations AIDS program to the Bush administration's historic relief campaign, global health officials have favored well-meaning Western approaches--abstinence campaigns, condom promotion, HIV testing--that have proven ineffective in slowing the epidemic in Africa. Meanwhile they have overlooked homegrown African initiatives aimed squarely at the behaviors spreading the virus. In a riveting narrative that stretches from colonial Leopoldville to 1980s San Francisco to South Africa today, Tinderbox reveals how human hands unleashed this epidemic and can now overcome it, if only we learn the lessons of the past.