So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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This book was fascinating and revealing, exploring the public health implications of city life and the outbreak of cholera in London. I thought this book was a little haunting, as the cholera outbreak in Haiti occurred while I was half-way through the book. I think we have a lot to learn from the past and the way we tackle problems of the unknown. Great read!
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson
Angela Gibbs, January 1, 2011
This book was fascinating and revealing, exploring the public health implications of city life and the outbreak of cholera in London. I thought this book was a little haunting, as the cholera outbreak in Haiti occurred while I was half-way through the book. I think we have a lot to learn from the past and the way we tackle problems of the unknown. Great read!(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)