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  • The Hot Zone

    The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

    by Richard Preston ...
    The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus.Now a mini-series drama starring Julianna Margulies, Topher Grace, Liam Cunningham, James D'Arcy, and Noah Emmerich on National Geographic.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 ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Demon in the Freezer

    A True Story

    by Richard Preston ...
    **“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe 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 book ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Crisis in the Red Zone

    The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

    by Richard Preston ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping account of the deadliest Ebola epidemic yet, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses, and a tribute to the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us—from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone“Crisis in the Red Zone reads like a thriller. That the story it tells is all true makes it all more terrifying.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Cobra Event

    A Novel

    by Richard Preston ...
    The Cobra Event is set in motion one spring morning in New York City, when a seventeen-year-old student wakes up feeling vaguely ill. Hours later she is having violent seizures, blood is pouring out of her nose, and she has begun a hideous process of self-cannibalization. Soon, other gruesome deaths of a similar nature have been discovered, and the Centers for Disease Control sends a forensic ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Panic in Level 4

    Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science

    by Richard Preston ...
    **In these engrossing case studies, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hot Zone reports back from some of the most exotic, frightening, and exhilarating frontiers of science“Darkly fascinating . . . sure to please science fanatics, or anyone else obsessed with nature’s murkier mysteries.”—Newsweek**Panic in Level 4 is a grand tour through the eerie and unforgettable universe of ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Micro

    A Novel

    by Michael Crichton, Richard Preston ...
    In a locked office building in Honolulu, three men are found dead, with no sign of struggle except for ultrafine, razorsharp cuts covering their bodies.In the lush rain forests of Oahu, groundbreaking technology has ushered in a revolutionary era of biological prospecting. Here seven brilliant graduate students, recruited by a pioneering microbiology start-up company, are thrust into a hostile ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Wild Trees

    A Story of Passion and Daring

    by Richard Preston ...
    Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees,Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Real Death in Paradise

    Mystery, Murder and Mayhem - A true story of a British detective fighting crime in the Caribbean - For fans of the Hit BBC show

    by Richard Preston ...
    For fans of the hit show, Death in Paradise, comes the real story of a British detective fighting crime and uncovering mysteries in the Caribbean sun . . .The Real Death in Paradise recounts the two years Inspector Richard Preston spent as one of twelve young police officers seconded to the seemingly idyllic Cayman Islands. Who wouldn't love the opportunity to work in a tropical paradise and ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Desert Mounted Corps: An Account of the Cavalry Operations in Palestine and Syria 1917 - 1918

    by Richard Martin Peter Preston ...
    When General Allenby arrived in Egypt in June 1917, and assumed command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, British prestige in the East was at a very low ebb. The evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915, followed by the fall of Kut el Amara four months later, and by our two unsuccessful attacks on Gaza in the spring of the following year, had invested the Turkish arms with a legend of ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • First Light

    The Search for the Edge of the Universe

    by Richard Preston ...
    Seven years before Richard Preston wrote about horrifying viruses in The Hot Zone, he turned his attention to the cosmos. In First Light, he demonstrates his gift for creating an exciting and absorbing narrative around a complex scientific subject--in this case the efforts by astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains of California to peer to the farthest edges of space ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • A Parent's Guide to Paying for College

    by Richard Preston ...
    A Parent's Guide to Paying for College will unlock the secrets to receiving the maximum financial aid awards that you never need to pay back. These tactics can save the average family up to $100,000 for a four year education.As an outsider, the financial aid process may seem complex and cloudy, but fear not; this book will be your guide. It will give you a clear understanding of the entire ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Hot Zone

    by Richard Preston ...
    Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 2 min

    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. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD