{"product_id":"9781594482694","title":"The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA National Bestseller, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, and an \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Steven Johnson, the dynamic thinker routinely compared to James Gleick, Dava Sobel, and Malcolm Gladwell, \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Map\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting page-turner about a real-life historical hero, Dr. John Snow. It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure — garbage removal, clean water, sewers — necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying disease no one knows how to cure. As the cholera outbreak takes hold, a physician and a local curate are spurred to action-and ultimately solve the most pressing medical riddle of their time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a triumph of multidisciplinary thinking, Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories and interconnectedness of the spread of disease, contagion theory, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world we live in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056988406000,"sku":"9781594482694","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594482694_p0.jpg?v=1763808908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594482694","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}