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A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses
W.W. Norton & Co.
June 2012
On Sale: May 28, 2012
304 pages
ISBN: 039306316X
EAN: 9780393063165
Kindle: B007HXL27S
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Non-Fiction Memoir
The story of a microbiologistβs remarkable career, from identifying the Ebola virus to pioneering AIDS research and policy. When Peter Piot was in medical school, a professor warned, βThereβs no future in infectious diseases. Theyβve all been solved.β Fortunately, Piot ignored him, and the result has been an exceptional, adventure-filled career. In the 1970s, as a young man, Piot was sent to Central Africa as part of a team tasked with identifying a grisly new virus. Crossing into the quarantine zone on the most dangerous missions, he studied local customs to determine how this diseaseβthe Ebola virusβwas spreading. Later, Piot found himself in the field again when another mysterious epidemic broke out: AIDS. He traveled throughout Africa, leading the first international AIDS initiatives there. Then, as founder and director of UNAIDS, he negotiated policies with leaders from Fidel Castro to Thabo Mbeki and helped turn the tide of the epidemic. Candid and engrossing, No Time to Lose captures the urgency and excitement of being on the front lines in the fight against todayβs deadliest diseases.
 Media BuzzCharlie Rose - June 18, 2012
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