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The Perfect Predator Chosen by Stanford as a Top Summer Read

Summer reading: Inspiring curiosity and critical thinking about sustainability
An informal survey of faculty and scholars associated with the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability yielded suggestions for summer reading that may ignite curiosity about our planet, illuminate the lives and work of pioneering scientists, inspire critical thinking about environmental justice, and fuel conversations about sustainability.

The Perfect Predator Semi-Finalist for JOURNEY Book Awards

The Semi-Finalists Announcement for the JOURNEY Book Awards for Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir – a division of the 2019 CIBAs-
The Journey Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Narrative Non-Fiction and Memoir. The Journey Book Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring true

The Perfect Predator Semi-Finalist in Goodreads 2019 Choice Awards

Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Science & Technology!
Congratulations to our winners in 20 categories! The Goodreads Choice Awards are the only major book awards decided by readers.

New York Times Book Review https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/29/books/review/prescribed-reading-antibiotics-abigail-zuger.html?fbclid=IwAR17-Im24sqUWnJV1HnZO4Cg16Yi6pcWB7TVYh1yTold-gvCJsG0nYEtJT0

“A riveting, pulse-pounding medical thriller that just happens to be true. Strathdee is expert at weaving science into compulsively readable prose.“

Tess Gerritsen, NYT-bestselling Author of The Shape of Night

The Perfect Predator voted as one of the best non-fiction books (Science) of 2019 by Amazon editors. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

The Perfect Predator is a Goodreads 2019 Semifinalist (Science and Technology)

11 Not to Miss Audiobooks About Microbes

11 Audiobooks About Microbes – Joyful Microbe
I’ve explored many of the microbiology-related audiobooks on Audible. Find out which ones are my favorites here in this Joyful Microbe podcast episode.

The Perfect Predator chosen as one of the best books to read this summer in health and science by STAT news

The 23 best health and science books to read this summer
Need a new book to dive into? Check out the great health, medicine, and science reads on STAT’s annual summer book list.

The Perfect Predator chosen as one of the seven books to read this summer “The Agenda in the Summer” host Nam Kiwanuka

Seven books you should read in summer 2019 | TVO Today
“The Agenda in the Summer” host Nam Kiwanuka shares her fiction and non-fiction favourites from this season.

“A remarkable story of love, resilience, the science of discovery, and quite possibly, the future of medicine.“

— Richard Horton, The Lancet

“[A] riveting tale…The saga reads like a thriller….Remarkable passages from Patterson [describe] how he interpreted events through veils of feverish delirium, pain-killer fog, and coma.”
— Laurie Garrett, The Lancet

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THE PERFECT PREDATOR | Kirkus Reviews
A real-life medical thriller that proves when science, medicine, and perseverance align, “the impossible becomes possible.”

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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug by Steffanie Strathdee, Thomas Patterson
Epidemiologist Strathdee and psychiatrist Patterson are vacationing in Egypt in 2015 at the onset of this gripping and intriguin…

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Book Review: The Perfect Predator is a Phage Turner – Mostly Microbes
The Perfect Predator is a gripping memoir of the development and use of phage viruses in the U.S. to treat deadly antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.

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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Hu…
Read 555 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A memoir of one woman’s effort to save her husband’s life-and the discovery of a forgotten…

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Apr 2019: Epidemiologist’s race to thwart deadly bacteria a real-life thriller
A race against time to thwart a deadly foe, which threatens a loved one and may spread devastation. Courageous characters altruistically joining forces to defeat an international menace. Hair-breadth…

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The Perfect Predator: A Scientist’s Race to Save Her Husband from a Deadly Superbug: A Memoir
Epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee and her husband, psychologist Tom Patterson, were vacationing in Egypt when Tom came down with a stomach bug. What at first seemed like a case of food poisoning quickly turned critical, and by the time Tom had been transferred via emergency medevac to the…

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https://naturemicrobiologycommunity.nature.com/users/20892-madhukar-pai/posts/48216-the-art-of-killing-a-superbug

Read the San Diego Tribune Review by Denise Davidson

UCSD professor and scientist threw ‘Hail Mary pass’ to defeat husband’s superbug
While vacationing in Egypt during the winter of 2015, an almost fatal event occurred to local resident and UC San Diego professor Thomas Patterson.