The Virunga National Park lies from the Virunga Mountains, to the Rwenzori Mountains, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bordering Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda & Rwenzori Mountains National Park in Uganda. This book provides information on the dynamics & the status of the park, home to gorillas, okapis, & tropical glaciers. ...

During a savage typhoon, the crew of a salvage tug discover a seemingly deserted Russian military vessel. Everton (Donald Sutherland), the tug's captain, & Kit (Jamie Lee Curtis), his navigator, manage to restore the power, only to discover a surviving scientist who begs them to turn the power off & abandon the ship. It then emerges that the ship has been taken over by a hostile & elusive alien lifeform determined to destroy the 'virus' that is mankind. ...

We are surrounded by information in the 21st Century: we are bombarded by advertising, attitudes, celebrities, news, wars, fashion, the latest fads... This book explains just how we are infected by the deliberate shaping of society's attitudes & behaviors
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A report that builds on the accumulated taxonomic construction of the eight previous reports dating back to 1971 & records the proceedings of the Committee since publication of the last report in 2005. Representing the work of more than 500 virologists worldwide, it is a reference for virus organization, distinction, & structure. ...

Provides information on 3 orders of viruses, 73 families, 9 subfamilies, 287 genera & 1938 virus species. This book is illustrated by more than 429 pictures & diagrams, most of them in color. It covers over 6000 recognized viruses, organized by family with diagrams of genome organization & virus replication cycle. ...

From modern pandemics such as HIV, swine flu & SARS, to stories of vaccination & antiviral drugs, this Very Short Introduction charts man's struggle against viruses. Outlining their origins, structure, & method of infection, Dorothy Crawford explores the vast variety of viruses, asking if we can live in harmony with them in the future. ...