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"Deadly plagues have ripped across the globe for centuries--and always will. But did you know that virtually every plague in history--from the Black Death to smallpox and the Hong Kong Flu--originated in China? ... Steven Mosher, a leading authority on China who also holds an advanced degree in the biological sciences ... puts the risks [of plagues] into perspective, exploring pandemics from prehistoric days to the present, and shows how we can better deal with dangerous pandemics in the future."--Back cover.

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"Deadly plagues have ripped across the globe for centuries--and always will. But did you know that virtually every plague in history--from the Black Death to smallpox and the Hong Kong Flu--originated in China? ... Steven Mosher, a leading authority on China who also holds an advanced degree in the biological sciences ... puts the risks [of plagues] into perspective, exploring pandemics from prehistoric days to the present, and shows how we can better deal with dangerous pandemics in the future."--Back cover.
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STEVEN W. MOSHER, president of Population Research Institute, is a leading authority on China. He is the author of numerous books including Journey to the Forbidden China; A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman’s Fight against China’s One-Child Policy; Population Control: Real Costs, Illusory Benefits; and Broken Earth: The Rural Chinese. He frequently appears on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, and CNN News, and publishes in the New Republic, National Review, and the Wall Street Journal.