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deeannloso
Exposed | Alex Kava
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Finally! I haven‘t been able to read physical books for a while, so it was nice to finally be able to finish this book. Very scary. I know there have been outbreaks of Ebola virus in the past but I hope there are none in our future. Unfortunately, we lose a major character in this book and it‘s someone you‘d think was invincible. #SeriesLove2023 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 7mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 An author I am yet to try. 7mo
deeannloso @Andrew65 You really should. This is a great series. The Agent Maggie O‘Dell continues on into the next series, Ryder Creed series, which is also very good. 7mo
Andrew65 @deeannloso Thanks for the recommendation 😁 7mo
deeannloso @Andrew65 👍🏻👍🏻 7mo
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deeannloso
Exposed | Alex Kava
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“Maggie O‘Dell and AD Cunningham believed the threat targeted Quantico. It targeted them. A deadly virus—virtually undetectable until it causes death from a million internal cuts. The victims appear random, but Maggie wonders if vengeance isn‘t the guiding hand..Maggie knows dangerous minds, but she must tackle this new opponent from within a biosafety isolation ward—while waiting to see if death is already multiplying inside her body.”

tpixie I totally forgot about this author. I read her decades ago I loved her books. Wow thanks for the reminder! 8mo
deeannloso @tpixie No problem. I read the series a few years ago. I thought I‘d go back and reread it. 😊📚 8mo
tpixie @deeannloso revisiting ‘old friends‘ is a comfort! 8mo
deeannloso @tpixie Yes, it is. 😊📚🎧 8mo
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BookwormAHN
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I think the tag line sums this up nicely "The terrifying true story of the origins of the ebola virus."
Seriously this book has some disturbing revelations also as a warning Preston like to compare things to food. So don't eat while reading ?
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#Naturalitsy #freespace @AllDebooks
#Booked2023 #pandemic @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

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MallenNC
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I read this pick from my #AuldLangSpines list from @Cinfhen and it was so good. It was well written and helped me learn about the healthcare workers who fought the virus so hard. The last chapter of this book, written before COVID-19, was pretty prescient about the pandemic to come. I‘m not sure if this Ebola outbreak was technically a pandemic or an epidemic but I‘m counting it for #Booked about a pandemic

Cinfhen Definitely counts as a pandemic 😷 I thought this was a terrific first hand account - some parts made me SO ANGRY 😡 14mo
MallenNC @Cinfhen Yes! Especially the part where the Doctors Without Borders people were debating whether or not to use the drug on the doctor and they didn‘t. And I was sad for all the nurses. 14mo
Cinfhen OMG! I was SO FURIOUS over that too!!! I didn‘t feel their rationale made any sense. It was so heartless 14mo
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MallenNC @Cinfhen I didn‘t understand it either. They seemed to weigh the pros and cons but then they just never decided and didn‘t even tell him to give him a chance to have an opinion. Awful. 14mo
Megabooks @Cinfhen @MallenNC yes, I felt the ethics of DWB was quite questionable in that instance! 14mo
MallenNC @Megabooks Definitely questionable. It made the organization seem more focused on their reputation than medical care. 14mo
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Evita
In the Company of Men | Vronique Tadjo
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4 out of 5

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Rissa1
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I was about 12 years old when I read Outbreak by Robin Cook, the book that started my curiosity about the Ebola virus. I am 41 years old and still cannot stop myself from reading books of any sort related to the virus.

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Cinfhen
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#12Booksof2022 - October @Andrew65 This #NF account of the 2013-14 Ebola outbreak was RIVETING!!!! Preston traces the history of Ebola & examines its origins through the telling of personal narratives. It‘s such a powerful first hand account. Once again I‘m awed by the medical workers, specifically nurses & doctors who risk their lives in order to save, treat & care for others. Outstanding audio.

Andrew65 Sounds brilliant, I will keep an eye out for this one. 1y
Megabooks I‘m so glad you got me to read this!! 🫶🏻 1y
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Megabooks
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I second @Cinfhen in loving this as a #ReadingAfrica2022 choice! Preston, author of a book on the 1970s Ebola crisis, tackles it again for 2013-14. He shares the stories of many healthcare workers as well as researchers involved in providing care and quelling the crisis. I was particularly absorbed in the story of Dr. Khan, a physician from #SierraLeone who ends up battling Ebola himself. Scary problem with no easy answers. Highly recommend!

Cinfhen I‘m so glad you loved this one too!!! Some of the moral questions reminded me of 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I missed that one! Thanks! 1y
Cinfhen YOU MUST read that book!!!! It‘s one of my 5 favorite all time NF reads!!!! 1y
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Megabooks @Cinfhen wow!! That‘s quite a recommendation!! 🤩🤩 1y
Cinfhen I love it that much!!!!! 1y
BarbaraBB Excellent review. It is on my radar! 1y
Librarybelle So much love for this book! 1y
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Cinfhen
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Absolutely riveting!!! Preston traces the history of Ebola & examines its origins through the telling of personal stories, most specifically the latest outbreak that occurred in 2013-14. It‘s such a powerful story especially given the past 2.5 years we‘ve just lived through. Once again I‘m awed by the medical workers, specifically nurses & doctors who risk their lives in order to save/care for others. Outstanding audio. Excellent narrative

Cinfhen I forgot to mention @Megabooks there‘s a shoutout to your hometown!!! I definitely recommend you listen to the audio 1y
squirrelbrain This sounds fascinating, if terrifying. Stacked. 1y
Cinfhen One of the BEST books I read this year @squirrelbrain and it just might be “required” reading if you‘re participating in #Booked2023 😘 1y
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Cinfhen
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I picked this up months ago for #ReadingAfrica22 but somehow I didn‘t get around to listening until now. It‘s FANTASTIC!!! What a gripping medical story - the trajectory of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak in Western Africa. I‘ve already read books for the three main countries #Guinea #SierraLeone and #Liberia - it also covers #DRCongo. With the knowledge we now have about Covid-19 this book is truly fascinating🤓

Bookwormjillk This is still on my list of want to reads for this year. 1y
Cinfhen I HIGHLY RECOMMEND @Bookwormjillk and the audio is excellent 🙌🏻‼️ 1y
Bookzombie Was your narrator Ray Porter? He is great. I read this in January 2020. @Reggie and I had a conversation about how we weren‘t ready for an epidemic here. Crazy timing. 1y
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Cinfhen Yes @Bookzombie the narrator is Ray Porter🙌🏻 and how crazy that you & @Reggie read this in Jan 2020! I can‘t imagine reading this BEFORE Covid - I think I would have FREAKED OUT 🤯 1y
Cinfhen I‘m shocked by how many careless “mistakes” the Ebola experts made @Bookzombie - not passing judgment but just scary how hard it must have been to stop the spread 1y
julesG @Bookwormjillk Same! I steered clear because of Covid so far. I love learning about epidemics and viruses, but with the pandemic around I just couldn't read it. 1y
Reggie @Bookzombie that was kinda crazy timing, lol. How‘s Indiana? Ya‘ll are in the Big10 now. You have to be Hoosiers fans I think. 1y
BarbaraBB I should read this! 1y
Librarybelle I should read this too! 1y
Megabooks Tag me in your review because I am very interested!! 1y
Bookzombie @Cinfhen It‘s hard to not judge in hindsight. I can‘t imagine what it would really be like to try to stop the spread of Ebola or even being on the front line of Covid. 1y
Bookzombie @Reggie It‘s good. We really like the area we are in. Starting to have cooler weather and I‘m loving the leaves changing color. If being a sports fan is a requirement, we are screwed. 😂 How are you doing? 1y
Reggie Yeah,lol, normal season changes are nice, right? I‘m good. I just saw Halloween Ends last night and it was sooooo good. I loved it. Also, I really only follow 2 sports, womens gymnastics and womens ncaa volleyball. And Indiana‘s conference is tough. Like 5 of the top ten are in that conference. Lol 1y
Cinfhen Glad to hear you‘re settling in @Bookzombie ❤️ 1y
Cinfhen DEFINITELY read this @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @julesG @Megabooks I have about 3 hours to go on audio - it reads like a medical thriller!! And I think it‘s a bit less frightening as we‘ve now all lived through a pandemic. 1y
Megabooks @Reggie I‘m an ncaa gymnastics fan too! Mainly Florida, but I watch other teams too. The SEC is such a great conference for gymnastics. We get some Big 10 coverage here too, but I mainly like the SEC for gym. I feel like Oklahoma is overrated and UF was robbed at last year‘s championship. Bitter, I know. Anyway… 1y
Bookzombie @Reggie They are! I need to see the Halloween movie before this one still. I‘m off for a couple of days so maybe I will get caught up there. Those are two sports I could into. 🙂 1y
Bookzombie @Cinfhen Thank you! 💕 1y
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