On 5 August 1962 the world lost one of its brightest stars when Marilyn Monroe died. Fifty years after her death, however, she remains one of the most recognized icons of all time. 'Marilyn Remembered: The Official Treasures 1926-1962' traces the classic rags-to-riches tale of the child abandoned by ...
A Financial Times Best Book of the Year A medical historian narrates the last century of scientific struggle against an enduring enemy: deadly contagious disease. Ever since the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, scientists have dreamed of preventing catastrophic outbreaks of infectious disease. Yet despite ...
