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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World -- Steven Johnson, Paperback Movie / TV Tie-Ins One of The New YorkA National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year from the author of Extra Life "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 "Thought provoking." Entertainment Weekly It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world.