World War ZAn Oral History of the Zombie War

An oral history of the war against the zombies.
World War Z by Max Brooks is an "oral history" of the war against the zombies, told through interviews with the ordinary and not-so-ordinary men drawn into that global struggle. Rumors of a "walking dead" disease are ignored, governments misread or try to profit from the crisis and the human race literally has to run for the hills. Slowly, courage and common sense prevails. The book speaks with wit and intelligence to the general feeling over the last few years that something bad is going down. Brooks, in two books now, brings a refreshing logic (yes, logic) to tales of the undead. Why would zombies stop marching at the sea? How long would it take the military to realize uranium-depleted shells were useless and what soldiers really needed were sharp, heavy shovels? When would people accept it was no use making air holes for the snarling relatives they've locked up? A book of interviews is perfect for audio, and an all star cast, including the author, Alan Alda, John Turturro, various Reiners and Mark Hamill, avoid caricature, as they bring to life such characters as an aging Chinese doctor, an Israeli operative, a CIA agent and a Palestinian youth.