Zona caliente (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Preston, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8498386446 ISBN 13: 9788498386448

Publisher: Salamandra, 2014

Synopsis

Zona caliente fue escrito y publicado en 1994 para explicar los origenes y la evolucion del virus ebola y advertir del peligro de su propagacion en el futuro. Su autor, Richard Preston, catedratico de la Universidad de Princeton y un destacado especialista en abordar temas cientificos con un alto nivel de rigor y conocimiento de la materia, fue el primero en dar a conocer al gran publico la amenaza del ebola, un virus potencialmente mil veces mas letal que el VIH del sida y que, hasta el dia de hoy, no ha sido controlado en su totalidad. / A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic ""hot"" virus. 

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About the Author

Michael Crichton has sold over 200 million books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages; thirteen of his books have been made into films. Also known as a filmmaker and the creator of ER, he remains the only writer to have had the number one book, movie, and TV show simultaneously. At the time of his death in 2008, Crichton was well into the writing of Micro; Richard Preston was selected to complete the novel.

Richard Preston is the internationally bestselling author of eight books, including The Hot Zone and The Wild Trees. He is a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He lives with his wife and three children near Princeton, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Salamandra
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 8498386446
• ISBN 13: 9788498386448
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384