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Deadly Feasts
Deadly Feasts
Author: Richard Rhodes
In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France -- and that has already been traced to food animals in the United States. In a new ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780684844251
ISBN-10: 0684844257
Publication Date: 5/22/1998
Pages: 272
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  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 2
Great book. Oh my lord. There's sort of a "punch line" to the whole thing that makes your stomach drop. Definitely a page-turner, and reads VERY well. Not empty action-adventure. Good info.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book is pretty detailed and gives a good following throughout.
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Helpful Score: 1
Pretty scary stuff. Reads like a Michael Crichton thriller but it's documented fact.
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An interesting read if you never want to eat red meat again.
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This was a very interesting and somewhat scary book! I'm a vegetarian so I'm thankful for that!!! This is a must read for anyone concerned with the various "slow virus" and "prion" diseases out there!!!!


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