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"Spillover", by David Quammen, is (supposed to be) a new book written in an engaging manner by a science reporter with a solid grasp of his topic about the transmission of diseases from animals to humans, such as bird flu and HIV.
I have been aching to read it and I am on a list at the library. It's pretty new, so it'd cost me like $40 at a bookstore, I'm guessing. Anyone read it yet?
I really have to TRY to hold down my acquisitions, as books just take over my house. I simply cannot tolerate the clutter, and need to purge about twice a year, so I TRY only to buy what I think I'll want to own all my life and read again.
Of course, I am defeated by the book gerbils who bring in books whilst I sleep, but I do fight the good fight.
Anyway, if you did read "Spillover", did you love as much as the critics have?
I have been aching to read it and I am on a list at the library. It's pretty new, so it'd cost me like $40 at a bookstore, I'm guessing. Anyone read it yet?
I really have to TRY to hold down my acquisitions, as books just take over my house. I simply cannot tolerate the clutter, and need to purge about twice a year, so I TRY only to buy what I think I'll want to own all my life and read again.
Of course, I am defeated by the book gerbils who bring in books whilst I sleep, but I do fight the good fight.
Anyway, if you did read "Spillover", did you love as much as the critics have?