Of course I've read the Zombie Survival Guide. I know these things are highly unlikely (but it is a virus...) yet I am a quite the Sci-fi and (A)History (Both) fan. So this book was perfect for me. The depth, the realism it got me quite aware of the precarious position we are here (no emergency plan at all.) Another reason was the Global POV, not just the one country rubbish we're getting (Who sez the zombie genre's dead?) Did you know they're making a movie (Most fans hope they won't mess it up.) I mean even after 9/11 things are still crappy here in the US after pumping all that money for Disaster Preparedness here in the US (as we saw with Katrina). Definitely one of my most favorite books... will update later....