The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John M. Barry

The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

John M. Barry

546 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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#1 New York Times bestseller "Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history."--Bill Gates, GatesNotes.com Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale.--Chicago Tribune...

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informative 97%
reflective 40%
dark 36%
challenging 33%
sad 22%
tense 17%
emotional 10%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 2%
adventurous 1%

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medium 32%
fast 2%

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