{"title":"Michael T. Osterholm","description":"Dr. Michael Osterholm is Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and the founding director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota. An internationally renowned epidemiologist, he has been at the forefront of public health preparedness, has led many outbreak investigations of international importance, and advises world leaders on the ever-growing list of microbial threats. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Living Terrors. His podcast series, \"Osterholm Update: COVID-19,\" has been downloaded by more than 8 million listeners. Mark Olshaker is a journalist, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, and a New York Times bestselling author of five novels and twelve books of nonfiction. His books with FBI profiling pioneer John Douglas, including Mindhunter, the basis for the hit Netflix series, have sold millions of copies and offer a unique and intriguing perspective into behavioral science and criminal investigative analysis. He is also the coauthor with Dr. C.J. Peters of Virus Hunter.  Together, Dr. Michael Osterholm and Mark Olshaker are the authors of the New York Times bestseller Deadliest Enemy.","products":[{"product_id":"the-big-one-how-we-must-prepare-for-future-deadly-pandemics-hardcover","title":"The Big One: How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2026 Society of Midland Authors' Award for Adult Nonfiction A 2025 \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice Pick A \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse--but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eDeadliest Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating natural event of the last century, killing more than 7 million people around the globe, straining the fabric of societies internationally, and shaking the foundations of the global economy. 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And as outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola, MERS, and Zika have demonstrated, we are woefully underprepared to deal with the fallout. So what can -- and must -- we do in order to protect ourselves from mankind's deadliest enemy?\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on the latest medical science, case studies, policy research, and hard-earned epidemiological lessons, \u003cem\u003eDeadliest Enemy\u003c\/em\u003e explores the resources and programs we need to develop if we are to keep ourselves safe from infectious disease. The authors show how we could wake up to a reality in which many antibiotics no longer cure, bioterror is a certainty, and the threat of a disastrous influenza or coronavirus pandemic looms ever larger. 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