New & Notable Nonfiction: October 2012 (page 2)

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 2, 2012

PREDICTIVE HEALTH: HOW WE CAN REINVENT MEDICINE TO EXTEND OUR BEST YEARS

by Kenneth Brigham, Michael M.E. Johns

"A clear, insightful vision of a health care system that could bring about a better, healthier world."

Two doctors envision a future in which many illnesses could be prevented, where "disease, not death…will be the medical failure." Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 2, 2012

ISAAC'S ARMY: THE JEWISH RESISTANCE IN OCCUPIED POLAND

by Matthew Brzezinski

"A well-told, direct story of endurance and courage in the face of death and destruction on an apocalyptic scale, as moving and powerful as any novel."

The history of Polish Jews who fought Nazi brutality, retold in the stories of some truly remarkable young men and women. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Oct. 1, 2012

SPILLOVER: ANIMAL INFECTIONS AND THE NEXT HUMAN PANDEMIC

by David Quammen

"A wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease that deserves to share the shelf with such classics as Microbe Hunters and Rats, Lice and History."

Nature writer and intrepid traveler Quammen (The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, 2006, etc.) sums up in one absorbing volume what we know about some of the world's scariest scourges: Ebola, AIDS, pandemic influenza--and what we can do to thwart the "NBO," the Next Big One. Read full book review >

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New & Notable Nonfiction: October 2012 (page 2)