The Roach Report
Index of Reviews
- Comets: Creators and Destroyers, by David H. Levy.
According to current theories, it was a comet that spelled doom for the dinosaurs and it's only be a matter of time before we are next...(Nonfiction)
- The Coming Plague, by Laurie Garrett.
This impressive book examines the potentially catastrophic dangers presented by viruses and mans attempts to control the uncontrollable. (Nonfiction)
- The Eleventh Plague, by John S. Marr, M.D., and John Baldwin.
A deranged bioterrorism is recreating the biblical plagues from the Book of Exodus, and Jack Byrne, a renowned virologist, must stop him before it is too late - for the world! (Fiction)
- Environmental Hazards:
Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster, by Keith Smith.
In this book, Smith merges hard science with data from the social sciences, to explore the environmental, political, and economic implications inherent in attempting to reduce, or prevent the occurrence of, an environmental hazard. (Nonfiction)
- Geological Hazards: Their Assessment, Avoidance and Mitigation, by Fred G. Bell.
This book offers a through introduction into the study of geological hazards, both natural and manmade. These hazards run the gamut from volcanic activity to ground water contamination. (Nonfiction)
- A History of the Arab Peoples, by Albert Hourain
This book offers a sweeping glimpse of Arab culture and society, presented within an historical framework that spans almost thirteen centuries. (Nonfiction>
- A History of The Middle East, by Peter Mansfield
This work provides a sweeping survey of Middle Eastern history from the time of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt, in 1798, until the start of the Gulf War in the 1990's. (Nonfiction>
- The Lion's Game, by Nelson DeMille.
This fast paced thriller pits Asad Khalil, a terrorist who will stop at nothing to obtain the revenge he seeks, against the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, whose main job is to prevent terrorists, like Khalil, from succeeding. (Fiction)
- Living Terrors, by Michael T. Osterholm and John Schwartz.
What America Needs to Know to Survive the Coming Bioterrorist Catastrophe. (Nonfiction)
- The Rise of the Islamic Empire and the Threat to the West, by Anthony J. Dennis.
A provocative book about the rise of Islamic Fundamentalist and the threat that it
poses for the West. (Nonfiction)
- Scourge - The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox, by Jonathan B. Tucker.
A history Smallpox: how it spread around the globe, how it affected civilization, and how Smallpox was eradicated. Plus a look at what might happen if smallpox were ever used as a bioweapon. (Nonfiction)
- Understanding Islam, by Thomas W. Lippman
This book not only offers the reader a detailed introduction to the tenets of Islamic faith, but it also covers its founding, the various factions that exist within Islam, and the role that Islam plays in the internal and external affairs of Islamic countries.(Nonfiction)
- Viruses, Plagues and History, by Michael B. A. Oldstone
This book provides an overview of a variety of viruses and their effect on man, both historically and in the present. (Nonfiction)
- Virus Ground Zero, by Ed Regis.
This book offers a fascinating, insiders look at the Centers for Disease Control, and at the arsenal at the disposal of the 'Texas Rangers' of the virus world as they struggle to defeat such foes as Malaria, Ebola, and Smallpox. (Nonfiction)
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