The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson

The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World

Steven Johnson with Alan Sklar (Narrator)

8 hours, 38 minutes first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced

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A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world. From the dynamic thi...

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informative 98%
reflective 28%
dark 20%
challenging 13%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
adventurous 7%
sad 7%
emotional 5%
tense 4%
funny 1%

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fast 7%

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