Most Popular Books by Richard Preston

Richard Preston is the author of Cree Narrative (2002), A Treatise on Conveyancing, An Essay in a Course of Lectures on Abstracts of Title, Executive Summary--assessing the Response of Emerald Lake, an Alpine Watershed in Sequoia National Park, California, to Acidification During Snowmelt Using a Simple Hydrochemical Model (1990), The Real Death in Paradise (2025).

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Cree Narrative

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Cree Narrative
A vivid account of the values and world view of an indigenous society.

An Essay in a Course of Lectures on Abstracts of Title

Executive Summary--assessing the Response of Emerald Lake, an Alpine Watershed in Sequoia National Park, California, to Acidification During Snowmelt Using a Simple Hydrochemical Model

The Real Death in Paradise

release date: Jan 16, 2025
The Real Death in Paradise
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 immerse yourself in the local culture as you sunbathe on the sandy beaches and swim in the crystal clear waters? What could possibly go wrong . . . ? When faced with the reality of police life in the Caribbean - including smuggling, rescuing turtles and mysterious murders - Richard soon found out that the truth was far more interesting than he ever could have imagined. Follow Richard''s adventures in this murderously enjoyable sun-kissed memoir

A Review of the present ruined condition of the landed and agricultural interests; with observations on the extent of their losses, ... the burden of the poor ... the Public Debt, etc

Perceptual Dialectology

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Needed Research in American Dialects

release date: Jan 01, 2003
Needed Research in American Dialects
Brings together some of the most highly recognized specialists in the fields of sociolinguistics and dialectology to offer a survey of the field''s last 20 years.

An Elementary Treatise on Estates: With Preliminary Observations on the Quality of Estates;

release date: Feb 16, 2018
An Elementary Treatise on Estates: With Preliminary Observations on the Quality of Estates;
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Secularization of Credit in the Cauca Valley, Colombia, 1851-1880

Zona caliente

release date: Nov 09, 2014
Zona caliente
La historia del brote de Ébola más mortífero en la historia: un relato apasionante de los médicos y científicos que lucharon, y luchan, por protegernos. Zona caliente: área del laboratorio denominada así por los científicos que investigan los virus más letales como el ébola. Sellada herméticamente, sus accesos están rigurosamente controlados y los operarios visten trajes especiales sometidos a duchas de desinfección antes de abandonar el recinto. Parte de los hechos narrados en este libro transcurren en una «zona caliente» gestionada por el Ejército de Estados Unidos en Maryland. Zona caliente fue escrito y publicado en 1994 para explicar los orígenes y la evolución del virus ébola y advertir del peligro de su propagación en el futuro. Su autor, Richard Preston, catedrático de la Universidad de Princeton y un destacado especialista en abordar temas científicos con un alto nivel de rigor y conocimiento de la materia -ha sido galardonado con el Premio del Instituto de Física de Estados Unidos y Zona caliente es lectura recomendada en los institutos de Norteamérica-, fue el primero en dar a conocer al gran público la amenaza del ébola, un virus potencialmente mil veces más letal que el VIH del sida y que, hasta el día de hoy, no ha sido controlado en su totalidad. La narración de esta historia, que se lee como una novela, se basa en hechos reales documentados con precisión y contrastados hasta el límite de lo posible. El resultado es un relato apasionante y esclarecedor, una fuente rica en datos fidedignos sobre todos los aspectos involucrados en este desafío de la naturaleza. Así, los lectores podrán formarse una opinión razonada por encima de todo el torrente de informaciones fragmentadas que propician en la opinión pública una sensación de desconcierto y temor.

The Prodigy

release date: May 28, 2008
The Prodigy
Existence of realities beyond human comprehension influence the main character''s fate, creating a new novel genre called Mystic-Realism.

Au service du Canada

release date: Jan 01, 1992
Au service du Canada
En 1965, le Canada reçut son nouveau drapeau ; ce événement reflétait les grands changements qui s’étaient produits au cours des vingt années qui avaient suivi la Deuxième Guerre mondiale : la société canadienne était devenue hautement industrialisée, à l’avant-garde de la technologie et cosmopolite. Ce nouveau drapeau s’inspirait de celui qui flottait depuis des années au Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), ce qui lui donnait, par le fait même, une signification qui allait bien au-delà du simple souci esthétique, le développement du RMC étant intimement lié à celui du Canada. Durant les quarante dernières années, le RMC a su s’adapter à plusieurs changements. C’est ainsi que, devenant un lieu d’apprentissage privilégié et l’une des plus importantes universités du pays, il a formé des officiers professionnels de carrière. Le RMC a su relever les défis que représentaient, entre autres, l’intégration militaire et l’unification des forces, le bilinguisme, l’émergence du Collège militaire royal et du Royal Roads Military College, l’arrivée des femmes dans des rôles non traditionnels, les aspects culturels changeants du Canada et la montée fulgurante des nouvelles technologies. Dans un monde où les préceptes de la vie militaire apparaissent de plus en plus abstraits, la compétition constante que se livrent les candidats désirant être admis au RMC est la preuve irréfutable de sa pérennité comme lieu de savoir et de leadership. Publié en français

Hot Zone

release date: Sep 29, 2014
Hot Zone
Richard Prestons populärwissenschaftlicher Tatsachen-Thriller liest sich spannender als jeder Horror-Roman. Preston berichtet darin über die ersten Infektionen mit dem Ebola-Virus vor über vierzig Jahren. Sein Tatsachenthriller von 1998 ist immer noch hochaktuell, wie die schreckliche Ebola-Epidemie in Zentralafrika gerade zeigt. Ebola gehört zu den gefährlichsten Killerviren. Diese aus dem Afrikanischen Regenwald stammenden sogenannten "Filoviren", können einen Menschen auf grausamste Art und Weise töten. Das Virus löst innerhalb weniger Tage die inneren Organe auf, und der Erkrankte verblutet von innen. Das Virus ist zudem extrem ansteckend, und weltweit gibt es immer noch kein wirksames Heilmittel dagegen. Deshalb ist es nicht auszuschließen, dass die Menschheit eines Tages einer Seuche wie Ebola erliegen könnte. Preston schildert, wie der Ebola-Erreger über Affen, die für medizinische Versuche importiert wurden, schließlich nach Amerika kommt. In einem kleinen Labor in Reston, USA, verbreitet er Angst und Schrecken. Als sich die Seuche unter den im Quarantänelager zusammengepferchten Affen ausbreitet, rufen die Betreiber der Anlage die Gesundheitsbehörden zu Hilfe. Bald müssen die Wissenschaftler feststellen, dass sich das Virus inzwischen nicht nur durch Kontakt, sondern auch durch die Luft verbreiten kann.

Operacion Cobra

release date: Apr 02, 1999
Operacion Cobra
En Operacion Cobra el autor entra de lleno en la novela de intriga para abordar una realidad escalofriante que se encuentra celosamente protegida del conocimiento publico. La lectura de esta novela no solo confirma el inminente peligro del armamento biologico, sino que demuestra la existencia de probadas razones para desconfiar de la capacidad de la sociedad actual para deshacerse de esta amenaza.

The hot zone. Area di contagio. La vera storia del virus Ebola

release date: Jan 01, 2015

The Boat of Dreams

release date: Jan 01, 2003
The Boat of Dreams
It is 1967 and William Foster is missing in Vietnam--leaving his wife, daughter Lila, and son Will to fend for themselves on the coast of Maine with only an unreliable lobster boat to soothe their grief. As the holiday season nears, Will and Lila suspect that someone has been visiting their home and discover that love is the one power that can overcome all.

Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Sheppard's Touchstone of Common Assurances, Or, A Plain and Familiar Treatise, Opening the Learning of the Common Assurances, Or Conveyances of the Kingdom

Bituminous Coal Mining Vocabulary of the Eastern United States

Faresonen

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Faresonen
Orig.tit.: The hot zone. ISBN 82-03-20133-4 Boka er en sann historie, personene i den er virkelige. Den kan karakteri- seres som en dokumentarisk thriller - den omhandler oppdagelsen av et nytt virus, filovirus, som kan spre seg fra aper til mennesker. Det er en av de mest dødelige organismer legevitenskapen kjenner til, og leseren får innsikti hvordan de første påvisninger av viruset i USA skaper redsel i militære og vitenkapelige kretser.

ホット・ゾーン

release date: Jan 01, 1995

Strefa skażenia

release date: Jan 01, 2020
Strefa skażenia
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 virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race.
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