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Epidemics and public health

Medicine and Biology

Books on plagues, pandemics, vaccines, tropical disease, global health programmes and the tobacco fight.

35 books on Epidemics and public health, recommended by 15 people including Bill Gates and Patrick Collison.

35 books · 18 experts

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  1. Plagues and PeoplesWilliam H. McNeill, 1976
  2. Smoke ScreenPhilip J. Hilts, 1996
  3. Golden HolocaustRobert N. Proctor, 2011
  4. Dirt and DiseaseNaomi Rogers, 1992
  5. The Hot ZoneRichard Preston, 1994

The best books on Epidemics and public health 35

Plagues and PeoplesPlagues and Peoples
T2 Plagues and Peoples
William H. McNeill · 1976
Disease as a driver of history, trade and population
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonPaul Graham
Smoke ScreenSmoke Screen
T3 Smoke Screen
Philip J. Hilts · 1996
Open Library
Golden HolocaustGolden Holocaust
T3 Golden Holocaust
Robert N. Proctor · 2011
Built from the industry's own litigation document archive.
Open Library
Dirt and DiseaseDirt and Disease
T4 Dirt and Disease
Naomi Rogers · 1992
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The Hot ZoneThe Hot Zone
T4 The Hot Zone
Richard Preston · 1994
Open Library
Recommended bySafi BahcallSophie Bakalar
FluFlu
T4 Flu
Gina Kolata · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
Tropical Infectious DiseasesTropical Infectious Diseases
T4 Tropical Infectious Diseases
Richard L. Guerrant · 1999
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Mountains Beyond MountainsMountains Beyond Mountains
T4 Mountains Beyond Mountains
Tracy Kidder · 2003
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiBill GatesDaniel BurkaPatrick O'ShaughnessyRichard Branson
The Great InfluenzaThe Great Influenza
T4 The Great Influenza
John M. Barry · 2004
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesBalaji S. Srinivasan
PolioPolio
T4 Polio
David M. Oshinsky · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Priorities in HealthPriorities in Health
T4 Priorities in Health
Dean T. Jamison · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most TeThe Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
T4 The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic-- and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
Steven Johnson · 2006
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Making of a Tropical DiseaseThe Making of a Tropical Disease
T4 The Making of a Tropical Disease
Randall M. Packard · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
VaccineVaccine
T4 Vaccine
Arthur Allen · 2007
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The FeverThe Fever
T4 The Fever
Sonia Shah · 2010
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
House on FireHouse on Fire
T4 House on Fire
William H. Foege · 2011
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age
T4 The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a New Pandemic Age
Nathan Wolfe · 2011
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Recommended byPatrick Collison
On ImmunityOn Immunity
T4 On Immunity
Eula Biss · 2014
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Recommended byBill GatesMark Zuckerberg
Epic Measures
T4 Epic Measures
Jeremy N. Smith · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesPatrick Collison
Pale RiderPale Rider
T4 Pale Rider
Laura Spinney · 2017
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan
Outbreak CultureOutbreak Culture
T4 Outbreak Culture
Pardis Sabeti · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
Pandemic 1918Pandemic 1918
T4 Pandemic 1918
Catharine Arnold · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byBalaji S. SrinivasanGuy Spier
Plagues and the Paradox of ProgressPlagues and the Paradox of Progress
T4 Plagues and the Paradox of Progress
Thomas J. Bollyky · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byBill GatesMichael Bloomberg
The MosquitoThe Mosquito
T4 The Mosquito
Timothy C. Winegard · 2019
Open Library
Recommended byBill Gates
WellWell
T4 Well
Sandro Galea · 2019
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Recommended byArianna Huffington
A Shot to Save the WorldA Shot to Save the World
T4 A Shot to Save the World
Gregory Zuckerman · 2021
OL lists title as 'Shot to Save the World'
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Recommended byAndrew Wilkinson
The PremonitionThe Premonition
T4 The Premonition
Michael Lewis · 2021
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The Big FailThe Big Fail
T4 The Big Fail
Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera · 2023
OL lists title as 'Big Fail'
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A Civil ActionA Civil Action
T4 A Civil Action
Jonathan Harr
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Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the LaBiohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World--Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It
T4 Biohazard: The Chilling True Story of the Largest Covert Biological Weapons Program in the World--Told from Inside by the Man Who Ran It
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
EradicationEradication
T4 Eradication
Nancy Leys Stepan
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
Everything Is TuberculosisEverything Is Tuberculosis
T4 Everything Is Tuberculosis
John Green
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
Global Health
T4 Global Health
Ann Lindstrand
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
Jim GrantJim Grant
T4 Jim Grant
Peter Adamson
unverified
Recommended byBill Gates
SmallpoxSmallpox
T4 Smallpox
D.A. Henderson
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Recommended byBill Gates

Experts 18

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

Authors 3

Michael Lewiswrote 1 book hereBethany McLeanwrote 1 book here
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Gregory Zuckermanwrote 1 book here

Recommenders 15

Bill Gatesrecommends 20 books here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 4 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 4 books here
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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 3 books herePaul Grahamrecommends 1 book hereGuy Spierrecommends 1 book here
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Safi Bahcallrecommends 1 book here
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Andrew Wilkinsonrecommends 1 book hereArianna Huffingtonrecommends 1 book hereDaniel Burkarecommends 1 book hereMark Zuckerbergrecommends 1 book hereMichael Bloombergrecommends 1 book here
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Patrick O'Shaughnessyrecommends 1 book hereRichard Bransonrecommends 1 book here
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Sophie Bakalarrecommends 1 book here
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