The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

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Written by Mudassar B. on June 29th, 2020

• Book Rating: 5/5

The books highlights the horrors of the 1918 influenza, horrors which were inadvertently exacerbated by a US government at war which ironically was trying to keep the spirits of its population high.

Written by Richard B. on April 4th, 2020

• Book Rating: 5/5

I tell my friends this is a thriller! John Barry lays out in graphic detail the epic saga of the battle between scientists and the greatest pandemic in history. Ultimately science prevails and today has demonstrated that no disease has a chance against modern technologies. Because of the genius of many, Taiwan was able to STOP COVID-19 IN ITS TRACKS and has already reopened schools and donated millions of masks to the US and Europe. Taiwan only had 5 deaths as of 3/4/2020 from C19 and showed the world how to properly react to a highly contagious and lethal plague.

Written by Anonymous on March 2nd, 2020

• Book Rating: 5/5

One of the best books I ever read!

The Great Influenza

Written by She and She. from The Villages, FL on March 8th, 2019

• Book Rating: 5/5

Very good information helps make people aware how Dangerous the Flu could be.

Written by Carina Ward on January 17th, 2016

• Book Rating: 4/5

Great book. Super interesting. I was on the edge of my seat.

More than the Flu

Written by Anonymous on February 1st, 2011

• Book Rating: 5/5

At first I was really wondering if this book had a point. Then, as it went on, it was clear that all the "extraneous" information was not only essential to really understanding what happened, but it was interesting. We really have not come all that far in medicine.

A well told historical account

Written by Anonymous from Oakland, CA on July 20th, 2010

• Book Rating: 5/5

I'd read about the pandemic and heard my mother's stories about how her sister had died from influenza. But this book tells the story so well that it makes the influenza pandemic a real and tangible thing as if it happened in recent memory and may very well happen again in our lifetime. I wish more people would read this book. There would be less fear of vaccines and greater respect for public health & illness prevention.

The Great Influenza

Written by E. Weisz on July 21st, 2008

• Book Rating: 4/5

Fascinating book. Although technical in many aspects, the book provided great insight into the history of medical practice in the 19th & 20th century and kept the tragic story of the epidemic as almost a mystery novel. highly recommend.+

You Gotta Listen To This!

Written by Sharon Bennett from Spring, TX on April 25th, 2008

• Book Rating: 5/5

This was a great book. Riveting to listen to. I sometimes stayed in the driveway to listen to the last 15 minutes or so of the CD. Great if you are interested in history, medicine, pandemics, public health service, or just want to understand more about the culture of science or WWI America. The book is fantastic to listen to and while long, is well worth the listen. I am half-way through the second set of CDs, and I am still awed.

The Flue

Written by DJG on August 21st, 2007

• Book Rating: 5/5

I found this book to be very interesting and informative. Though it was long, it revealed a lot of detail that I found interesting in light of my desired to know history and this gave a very clear picture of Woodrow Wilson and WWI and how it helped the spread of the disease. The Flue only.