{"product_id":"germs-biological-weapons-and-americas-secret-war-paperback","title":"Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Engelberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Broad\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this \"engrossing, well-documented, and highly readable\" (\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e three veteran reporters draw on top sources inside and outside the U.S. government to reveal Washington's secret strategies for combating germ warfare and the deadly threat of biological and chemical weapons.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday Americans have begun to grapple with two difficult truths: that there is no terrorist threat more horrifying--and less understood--than germ warfare, and that it would take very little to mount a devastating attack on American soil. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing an inside look at how germ warfare has been waged throughout history and what form its future might take (and in whose hands), \u003ci\u003eGerms\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a gripping detective story told by fascinating key figures: American and Soviet medical specialists who once made germ weapons but now fight their spread, FBI agents who track Islamic radicals, the Iraqis who built Saddam Hussein's secret arsenal, spies who travel the world collecting lethal microbes, and scientists who see ominous developments on the horizon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith clear scientific explanations and harrowing insights, \u003ci\u003eGerms\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid, masterfully written--and timely--work of investigative journalism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Miller is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter formerly with the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She won an Emmy for her work on a Nova\/\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e documentary based on articles for her book \u003ci\u003eGerms\u003c\/i\u003e. Miller is the author of four books, two #1 bestsellers. She is the recipient of many awards, among them the Society of Professional Journalists' \"First Amendment Award\" for her protection of sources. An adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of \u003ci\u003eCity Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Miller is theater critic for \u003ci\u003eTablet \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Since 2008, she has been a commentator for Fox News. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam J. Broad \u003c\/b\u003ehas practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecolleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eGerms: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War, \u003c\/i\u003ea #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761535648032,"sku":"9780684871592","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd4401811447f6200c54034fe8392fff.webp?v=1780209876","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/germs-biological-weapons-and-americas-secret-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}