This is not the usual type of book that I review, and since it was published in 2012, some of the information is dated, since DNA research is such a dynamic field. One of the reasons I wanted to read it has to do with the subtitle: “A Genetic Portrait of America”. Since DNA deals Read More
Month: May 2025
The Great Influenza, by John M Barry (first posted 1 Oct 2022)
This is a book not only about the influenza in 1918, its impact on America and the world in a time of war, but also about the men (and a few women!) who were trying desperately to stop it. The first part of book is actually more of a history of the development of modern Read More