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22 August 2006 @ 11am

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The Ghost Map

The Ghost Map
The Ghost Map
Steven Johnson; Riverhead Hardcover
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Steven Johnson’s new book traces a single week in the 19th century of the cholera epidemic. Dr. John Snow is the hero who shows that the water is the source of transmission, and Johnson demonstrates how the design of cities is intricately tied to health and civilization.

“Rehydrate.”


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Head shotJay Datema has an MBA from Binghamton University (2007), a Masters in Library and Information Science from Dominican University (1999), and a BA in Literature from Wheaton College (1995).

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Johnson, Steven. Mind wide open : your brain and the neuroscience of everyday life. New York: Scribner, 2004.

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