World War Z:  an oral history of the zombie war by Max Brooks

Brooks, author of "The Zombie survival guide" (and son of director Mel Brooks), has created a book similar to Studs Terkel's "The good war"--only this one is a tale of the fictional war between the zombies and humans.  The narrator travels the world to interview people about their memories of the war, which began as a few isolated zombie 'incidents' in China, and spread quickly, causing mass relocation, death, and destruction.  Traditional military strategies are useless:  "What if the enemy can't be shocked and awed?  Not just won't but biologically can't?" 

Fans of George Romero's zombie movies will enjoy this.  The audiobook features many readers, which adds to the documentary feel.  Among the recognizable voices are Alan Alda, Carl Reiner, Mark Hamill, and more.  --SB

May 5, 2008