Trembling Mountain A Personal Account of Kuru, Cannibals, and Mad Cow Disease

Name: Trembling Mountain A Personal Account of Kuru, Cannibals, and Mad Cow Disease
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ISBN: 9780306457920

ISBN-10: 030645792X

ISBN-13: 9780306457920

Edition: 1998

Authors: Robert Klitzman

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At once a gripping medical mystery, an exotic travelogue, and a stirring coming-of-age story, this powerful, first-hand account of life on the frontiers of science tells of the adventures of Dr. Robert Klitzman, whose research provided important keys to understanding Mad Cow Disease, potentially the world's next major epidemic. 75 photos.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 3/21/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 235
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English



Preface


Beefeaters


Fort Detrick


Goroka!


A Man of Crossing Rivers on Trees


What Do I Have to Do to Be Saved?


Butter


Talk Place


Turn Talks


The Last Thing You Can See


Feasts


Sorcerers


Dinosaurs


Wires


Grease


Cargo


Missions


Tribal Warfare


Peaks


Coasts


Floating Islands


The Island That Ate the Girl


Coming of Age


Culture Shocks


Mad Cows


Where I'm from


Index


Acknowledgments


About the Author