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Not only are the live performances transcendent ("the music, in its acoustic beauty and power, jumps off the screen," says Peter Watrous in the New York Times ), the scenes of Havana are spectacular, and the story of the artists' recent professional rebirth is gripping.
It is a truly gripping story, told in lean, hard athletic narrative prose.
Just named one of the New York Times ' "Notable Books" of 1999, this chronicle of the struggle to understand the flu virus that killed about 700,000 Americans wins high marks for the way it blends rigorous science and a gripping detective story.
The NYT lead sees "war fever" gripping Congress as it's told by Defense's William Cohen that if diplomacy fails, the U.S. will wage a "significant" military campaign against Iraq, which turns out to mean a sustained air war, but no substantial number of ground troops.
Fursenko and Naftali's book is full of this type of gripping new detail, including the book's biggest, scariest revelation.