{"product_id":"biological-war-a-scenario-annie-jacobsen-9781911742029","title":"Biological War | Annie Jacobsen","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #2c3e50; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBiological War: A Scenario\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Recognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFrom Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, author of the national bestseller \u003cem\u003eNuclear War: A Scenario\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eBased on dozens of exclusive interviews with high-level political, governmental, medical, and military personnel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eWidespread critical acclaim for Jacobsen's rigorous investigative journalism and gripping ticking-clock narrative style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eThere is an invisible weapon among us. By the time you realize you are a victim, it has already transformed you into a vector. In \u003cem\u003eBiological War: A Scenario\u003c\/em\u003e, investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen delivers a chilling, minute-by-minute examination of how a biological release—whether from a lab accident, a state-sponsored bioweapon, or a bio-terror attack—could trigger global annihilation and the total collapse of modern human society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eUnlike nuclear war, there is no mushroom cloud, shock wave, or sudden flash of thermal light. Instead, the end of the world begins with something microscopic, silent, and malicious. Drawing on unprecedented access to top-tier defense officials, epidemiologists, military strategists, and emergency response commanders, Jacobsen maps out the precise sequence of events unfolding in the hours, days, and weeks following exposure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eFast-paced, deeply researched, and intensely alarming, \u003cem\u003eBiological War\u003c\/em\u003e serves as vital, forward-looking investigative journalism. It provides a sobering roadmap of containment failures, systemic breakdown, and the urgent necessity of rethinking global biosafety protocols before disaster strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Jacobsen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eNuclear War: A Scenario\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArea 51\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOperation Paperclip\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePhenomena\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSurprise, Kill, Vanish\u003c\/em\u003e. Her investigative work explores national security, covert operations, advanced military technologies, and government secrecy, earning widespread acclaim from historians, defense analysts, and readers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders of military history, national security, geopolitical thrillers, and non-fiction science narratives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eFollowers of Annie Jacobsen, Richard Preston, Laurie Garrett, and David Quammen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAnyone interested in biosecurity, emergency response planning, and global threat assessment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #2c3e50; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eBibliographic \u0026amp; Physical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"table-responsive\" style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; min-width: 650px; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 0.95em; table-layout: fixed;\"\u003e\n      \u003cthead\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"background-color: #f8f9fa; border-bottom: 2px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; color: #2c3e50; width: 30%; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eSpecification\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 12px 10px; color: #2c3e50; width: 70%; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003c\/thead\u003e\n      \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eTitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eBiological War\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSubtitle\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eA Scenario\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #2c3e50; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n          \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eAnnie Jacobsen\u003c\/td\u003e\n        \u003c\/tr\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n          \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; 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