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	Final Epidemic (Beck Casey #1) 3.51 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 2002 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

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“Panic is an ugly beast; in one person, it is a savage focus on the need of the “me” to escape, to survive. Ironically, when it infects a group en massé it becomes a collective noun nonetheless, while losing none of the savagery.”
― Earl Merkel, Fire Of The Prophet

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