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The Premonition by Michael Lewis

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The Premonition

A Pandemic Story

Michael Lewis

WW Norton · Print & ebook · May 4, 2021

Reading lane: Contagious Diseases

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying.

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Sharp Contours

A brisk, unsettling read that balances immersion with enough structure to think with.

Come here for

  • cultural literacy, with a sharp edge
  • layered pandemic-story momentum

Expect

  • sustained narrative drive
  • useful for discussion, not just consumption

Book Details

Authors
Michael Lewis
Publisher
WW Norton
Published
May 4, 2021
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Contagious Diseases · Infectious Diseases
Reading lane
Contagious Diseases

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Publisher Categories

  • Infectious Diseases

  • Health Policy

  • National Government

About This Book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about. Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was the official response of the Trump administration to the outbreak of COVID-19. The characters you will meet in these pages are as fascinating as they are unexpected. A thirteen-year-old girl’s science project on transmission of an airborne pathogen develops into a very grown-up model of disease control. A local public-health officer uses her worm’s-eye view to see what the CDC misses, and reveals great truths about American society. A secret team of dissenting doctors, nicknamed the Wolverines, has everything necessary to fight the pandemic: brilliant backgrounds, world-class labs, prior experience with the pandemic scares of bird flu and swine flu…everything, that is, except official permission to implement their work. Michael Lewis is not shy about calling these people heroes for their refusal to follow directives that they know to be based on misinformation and bad science. Even the internet, as crucial as it is to their exchange of ideas, poses a risk to them. They never know for sure who else might be listening in.

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