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Out of Africa... Author:  David Quammen Every so often an author writes a book at just the right time. In 2012, acclaimed science writer David Quammen published Spillover, a vast and gripping exploration of the increasingly frightening world of zoonoses.  These infectious diseases – mostly a plethora of exotic viruses – are primarily found in non-human animals, but occasionally infect humans, leading to sporadic outbreaks.  Just over a year after publication of this award winning book, a new case of Ebola virus disease – first identified in 1976 – appeared in the West African country of Guinea, which rapidly erupted [...]

Sad, Sexy, Steamy Secrets Author: Tracy Gardner Beno Does everyone have one childhood friend that they will always wonder about? What became of them, why you lost touch, are they still the way you remember? Laura Miller does – and her name is Nicole Murdock. A coincidental meeting between the long lost friends sets in motion a string of events that changes both their lives in a matter of months in The Fall of Our Secrets by Tracy Gardner Beno. The Fall of Our Secrets begins with Laura and Nicole meeting coincidentally at a hospital in Texas. Laura is attending [...]