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Books and Periodicals

Resources for providers, as well as helpful and informative books for patients
Reference books Publications for parents
Periodicals Nonfiction books

Nonfiction Books
Autism's False Prophets: Bad Science, Risky Medicine, and the Search for a Cure
By Paul A. Offit, MD (Columbia University Press, 2008: 328 pages) In this book, Paul A. Offit, a national expert on vaccines, recounts the history of autism research and the exploitation of this tragic condition by advocates and zealots. To order, visit your local bookstore or order online. Contact Columbia University Press at (800) 944-8648 or by fax at (800) 944-1844.
The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
By Paul A. Offit, MD (Yale University Press, 2007: 256 pages) To purchase, visit your local bookstore, or order online.
Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All
Written by Paul A. Offit, MD, (Basic Books, 2010; 288 pages), Deadly Choices is the story of anti-vaccine activity in America—its origins, leaders, influences, and impact—and is a powerful defense of science in the face of fear. Visit www.deadlychoicesbook.com, for a current list of booksellers and to purchase online.
The End of Polio?
By Tim Brookes and Omar A. Khan, M.D., M.H.S. (APHA Press, 2006: 206 pages) The authors give an on-the-ground look inside the worldwide effort to eradicate polio in countries from Pakistan to Nigeria. To order, visit APHA's Web site: www.aphabookstore.org
Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It
By Gina Kolata (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001: 256 pages). To purchase, visit your local bookstore.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
By John M. Barry (Penguin, 2005: 546 pages) To purchase, visit your local bookstore, or order online.
The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear
In The Panic Virus (Simon & Schuster, 2011: 429 pages), journalist Seth Mnookin draws on interviews with parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and anti-vaccine activists to tackle a fundamental question: How do we decide what the truth is? The book is a riveting and sometimes heart-breaking medical detective story that explores the limits of rational thought. It is the ultimate cautionary tale for our time.
Polio: An American Story
By David M. Oshinsky, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in History (Oxford University Press, 2006: 368 pages) To purchase, visit your local bookstore, or order online.
Twin Voices: A Memoir of Polio, the Forgotten Killer
By Janice Flood Nichols (iUniverse, Inc., 2007: 282 pages) As a polio survivor, Janice Nichols writes about about how her family was affected by polio in the 1950s. To order, visit your local bookstore.
Vaccine: The Controversial Story of Medicine's Greatest Lifesaver
By Arthur Allen (W. W. Norton, 2007: 512 pages) To purchase, visit your local bookstore, or order online.
Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases
By Paul A. Offit, MD (HarperCollins, 2007) To purchase, visit your local bookstore, or order online.
Vaccine-Preventable Disease: The Forgotten Story
By Rachel M. Cunningham, MPH; Julie A. Boom, MD; and Carol J. Baker, MD
Written by experts from the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Awareness and Research (CVAR) in response to increased media attention on vaccines, this book profiles families devastated by vaccine-preventable disease. The book seeks to educate families about the importance of protecting children through vaccines and to dispel the myth that vaccine-preventable diseases are merely relics of the past. To purchase ($3.00), order online.
This page was reviewed on January 26, 2011
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