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Steven Johnson is the author of seven bestsellers, including Future Perfect, Where Good Ideas Come From, The Invention of Air, The Ghost Map, and Everything Bad Is Good for You, and is the editor of the anthology The Innovator's Cookbook. He is the founder of a variety of influential websites--most recently, outside.in--and writes for Time, Wired, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Marin County, California, with his wife and three sons.
The simultaneously macro and micro examination of a hugely pivotal moment, both in the understanding of disease and the growth of cities. Highly informative, deeply entertaining, meticulously assembled. Splendid. -- William Gibson Fascinating. --The New York Times Book Review Thrilling. --GQ Vivid. --The New Yorker Thought-provoking. --Entertainment Weekly By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner. --The Washington Post Marvelous... as was Dava Sobel's Longitude. Yet The Ghost Map is a far more ambitious and compelling work... Mr. Johnson is never less than lively and beguiling. --The Wall Street Journal Steven Johnson tells the tale with verve, spicing his narrative with scenes of Dickensian squalor and the vibrant street life surrounding that squalor. But in Johnson's hands, The Ghost Map morphs into something more than mere history. --The San Diego Union-Tribune Johnson adds a new and welcome element--old-fashioned storytelling flair... to his fractal, multifaceted method of unraveling the scientific mysteries of everyday life. --Los Angeles Times Book Review Steven Johnson gives us history at its best: colorful, connected and compelling. At the core is a medical mystery, or what today would be called an epidemiological detective story... A masterpiece of historical writing. --The Seattle Times This is more than a great detective story. It's the triumph of reason and evidence over superstition and theory, and Johnson tells it in loving detail. --Chicago Tribune Fascinating. The New York Times Book Review Thrilling. GQ Vivid. The New Yorker Thought-provoking. Entertainment Weekly By turns a medical thriller, detective story, and paean to city life, Johnson's account of the outbreak and its modern implications is a true page-turner. The Washington Post Marvelous... as was Dava Sobel's Longitude. Yet The Ghost Map is a far more ambitious and compelling work... Mr. Johnson is never less than lively and beguiling. The Wall Street Journal Steven Johnson tells the tale with verve, spicing his narrative with scenes of Dickensian squalor and the vibrant street life surrounding that squalor. But in Johnson's hands, The Ghost Map morphs into something more than mere history. The San Diego Union-Tribune Johnson adds a new and welcome element old-fashioned storytelling flair... to his fractal, multifaceted method of unraveling the scientific mysteries of everyday life. Los Angeles Times Book Review Steven Johnson gives us history at its best: colorful, connected and compelling. At the core is a medical mystery, or what today would be called an epidemiological detective story... A masterpiece of historical writing. The Seattle Times This is more than a great detective story. It's the triumph of reason and evidence over superstition and theory, and Johnson tells it in loving detail. Chicago Tribune
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