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Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green ...

**#1 New York Times bestseller • #1 Washington Post bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • USA Today BestsellerJohn Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.**AN ACCLAIMED BEST BOOK OF 2025: NPR, Scientific American, Science News, Booklist, BookPage, Chicago Sun ... Read more

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**#1 New York Times bestseller • #1 Washington Post bestseller • #1 Indie Bestseller • USA Today BestsellerJohn Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease.**AN ACCLAIMED BEST BOOK OF 2025: NPR, Scientific American, Science News, Booklist, BookPage, Chicago Sun
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Vaccinated

From Cowpox to mRNA, the Remarkable Story of Vaccines

by Paul A. Offit, M.D. ...

"Medical writing at its finest."—David Oshinsky, author of Polio and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryRespected physician Paul Offit tells a fascinating story of modern medicine and pays tribute to one of the greatest lifesaving breakthroughs—vaccinations—and the medical hero responsible for developing nine of the big fourteen vaccines which have saved billions of lives worldwide. This ... Read more

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"Medical writing at its finest."—David Oshinsky, author of Polio and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryRespected physician Paul Offit tells a fascinating story of modern medicine and pays tribute to one of the greatest lifesaving breakthroughs—vaccinations—and the medical hero responsible for developing nine of the big fourteen vaccines which have saved billions of lives worldwide. This
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Superbug

The Fatal Menace of MRSA

by Maryn McKenna ...

LURKING in our homes, hospitals, schools, and farms is a terrifying pathogen that is evolving faster than the medical community can track it or drug developers can create antibiotics to quell it. That pathogen is MRSA—methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus—and Superbug is the first book to tell the story of its shocking spread and the alarming danger it poses to us all.Doctors long thought ... Read more

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LURKING in our homes, hospitals, schools, and farms is a terrifying pathogen that is evolving faster than the medical community can track it or drug developers can create antibiotics to quell it. That pathogen is MRSA—methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus—and Superbug is the first book to tell the story of its shocking spread and the alarming danger it poses to us all.Doctors long thought
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The Lyme Solution

A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease

by Darin Ingels ...

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide suffer from its shape-shifting symptoms. Now, in The Lyme Solution, Dr. Darin Ingels shares his revolutionary ... Read more

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A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide suffer from its shape-shifting symptoms. Now, in The Lyme Solution, Dr. Darin Ingels shares his revolutionary
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On Call

A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

by Anthony Fauci M.D. ...

**#1 New York Times BestsellerThe memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents“An eventful autobiography [and] a classic American story…Gripping.”—The Washington Post“One of the most consequential and most prominent [careers] in American medicine in the ... Read more

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**#1 New York Times BestsellerThe memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and whose six-decade career in high-level public service put him in the room with seven presidents“An eventful autobiography [and] a classic American story…Gripping.”—The Washington Post“One of the most consequential and most prominent [careers] in American medicine in the
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No One’s Coming

The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns to When There's Nowhere Else to Turn

by Kevin Hazzard ...

From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history.JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten infected. The virus kills in just over a week and they’re trapped in a hot zone with the clock ticking. If ... Read more

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From the award-winning author of American Sirens and A Thousand Naked Strangers comes a real-life thriller about the most daring rescue in air-medical history.JULY 2014. Two American medical volunteers who joined the fight against the deadliest Ebola outbreak in world history have gotten infected. The virus kills in just over a week and they’re trapped in a hot zone with the clock ticking. If
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The Sky Was Falling

A Young Surgeon's Story of Bravery, Survival, and Hope

by Dr. Cornelia Griggs ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this “essential work that provides lasting insights and lessons for the individual and society” (Jerome Groopman, MD, New York Times bestselling author), a young pediatric surgeon and mother reveals her dramatic, cathartic diary, written as she worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of New York City’s busiest hospitals.For many of us, the experience of ... Read more

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A NATIONAL BESTSELLERIn this “essential work that provides lasting insights and lessons for the individual and society” (Jerome Groopman, MD, New York Times bestselling author), a young pediatric surgeon and mother reveals her dramatic, cathartic diary, written as she worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of New York City’s busiest hospitals.For many of us, the experience of
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Puswhisperer: A Year in the Life of an Infectious Disease Doctor

by Mark Crislip ...

Series Book 1 - Puswhisperer
H1N1. Staph aureus. Traveler's diarrhea. All examples of human interaction with the microbial world, which counts viruses, bacteria, and parasites too numerous to mention. Infectious Disease doctor Mark Crislip has a strange relationship with this world-he spends most of his time trying to kill it, even as he appreciates the vital role microorganisms play in the Earth's ecosystems.Puswhisperer is ... Read more

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H1N1. Staph aureus. Traveler's diarrhea. All examples of human interaction with the microbial world, which counts viruses, bacteria, and parasites too numerous to mention. Infectious Disease doctor Mark Crislip has a strange relationship with this world-he spends most of his time trying to kill it, even as he appreciates the vital role microorganisms play in the Earth's ecosystems.Puswhisperer is
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The Plague Year

America in the Time of Covid

by Lawrence Wright ...

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower, and the pandemic novel The End of October: an unprecedented, momentous account of Covid-19—its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it"A book of panoramic breadth ... managing to surprise us about even those episodes we … thought we knew well … [With] lively exchanges about spike proteins and ... Read more

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From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower, and the pandemic novel The End of October: an unprecedented, momentous account of Covid-19—its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it"A book of panoramic breadth ... managing to surprise us about even those episodes we … thought we knew well … [With] lively exchanges about spike proteins and
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The Malaria Capers

by Robert S. Desowitz ...

"Reads like a murder mystery…[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." —New York TimesWhy, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An ... Read more

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"Reads like a murder mystery…[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." —New York TimesWhy, Robert S. Desowitz asks, has biotechnical research on malaria produced so little when it had promised so much? An
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The Wisdom of Plagues

Lessons from 25 Years of Covering Pandemics

by Donald G. McNeil Jr. ...

Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics—how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and what we can do to prepare for the next one—in this “fascinating, ferocious fusillade against humanity’s two deadliest enemies: disease and itself” (The Economist).For millions of Americans, Donald G. ... Read more

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Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics—how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and what we can do to prepare for the next one—in this “fascinating, ferocious fusillade against humanity’s two deadliest enemies: disease and itself” (The Economist).For millions of Americans, Donald G.
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Plagues Upon the Earth

Disease and the Course of Human History

by Kyle Harper ...

Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues Upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in our evolutionary past, and why its growth is accelerated by ... Read more

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A sweeping germ’s-eye view of history from human origins to global pandemicsPlagues Upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in our evolutionary past, and why its growth is accelerated by
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Tropical Medicine

by Nick Beeching, Geoff Gill ...

Series series Lecture Notes
Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture ... Read more

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Providing a comprehensive introduction to the study of tropical medicine, this new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include new content and more illustrations and clinical photographs to aid understanding. Now fully supported by a companion website containing hundreds of interactive multiple-choice questions, and available in a range of digital formats, Tropical Medicine Lecture
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The Great Shadow

A History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy

by Susan Wise Bauer ...

“Lively, informative ...offers wide-ranging evidence of alternative frameworks for disease." ―Science"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended." ―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful i... ... Read more

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“Lively, informative ...offers wide-ranging evidence of alternative frameworks for disease." ―Science"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...necessary and timely...engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended." ―Library Journal, starred"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful i...
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Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses

From the Plague of Athens to Covid 19

by Heather E. Quinlan ...

Pandemics can come in waves—like tidal waves. They change societies. They disrupt life. They end lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example, but history shows that life continues. It shows that knowledge can save lives!Viruses are neither alive nor dead and are the closest thing we have to zombies. Their only known ... Read more

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Pandemics can come in waves—like tidal waves. They change societies. They disrupt life. They end lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example, but history shows that life continues. It shows that knowledge can save lives!Viruses are neither alive nor dead and are the closest thing we have to zombies. Their only known
... Read more
Inimigo mortal

Nossa guerra contra os germes assassinos

by Michael T. Osterholm, Mark Olshaker ...

Translated by Ana Rodrigues, Bruno Casotti, Jaime Biaggio, Marina Vargas ...

Um epidemiologista reconhecido internacionalmente compartilha histórias da linha de frente da guerra contra doenças infecciosas e explica como estar preparado para epidemias que desafiam a ordem mundial.Diferentemente de desastres naturais, cuja destruição está concentrada em uma área limitada por um período de dias, doenças infecciosas têm o terrível poder de destruir o cotidiano das pessoas em ... Read more

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Um epidemiologista reconhecido internacionalmente compartilha histórias da linha de frente da guerra contra doenças infecciosas e explica como estar preparado para epidemias que desafiam a ordem mundial.Diferentemente de desastres naturais, cuja destruição está concentrada em uma área limitada por um período de dias, doenças infecciosas têm o terrível poder de destruir o cotidiano das pessoas em
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An Introduction to Global Health Ethics

Edited by Andrew Pinto, Ross Upshur ...

The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences in how health and illness are viewed, and obtaining individual and community consent in research. This ... Read more

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The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences in how health and illness are viewed, and obtaining individual and community consent in research. This
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From Killer To Common Cold

Herd Protection and the Transitional Phase of Covid-19

by David M Graham ...

We cannot eradicate Covid-19, but humans can help the virus grow to be more benign.To get there, we must enter the Transitional Phase, when Covid-19 transforms from pandemic to another common cold coronavirus. Understanding what a virus wants and how a virus views the world helps. With knowledge of existing human coronaviruses and basic viral/host interactions, we come to understand that herd ... Read more

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We cannot eradicate Covid-19, but humans can help the virus grow to be more benign.To get there, we must enter the Transitional Phase, when Covid-19 transforms from pandemic to another common cold coronavirus. Understanding what a virus wants and how a virus views the world helps. With knowledge of existing human coronaviruses and basic viral/host interactions, we come to understand that herd
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The Big One

How We Must Prepare for Future Deadly Pandemics

by Mark Olshaker, Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH ...

**WINNER of the 2026 Society of Midland Authors' Award for Adult Nonfiction | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick | A New York Post Best Book of 2025As 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 New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy.**The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating ... Read more

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**WINNER of the 2026 Society of Midland Authors' Award for Adult Nonfiction | A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick | A New York Post Best Book of 2025As 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 New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy.**The Covid-19 pandemic was the most devastating
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The Great Mortality

An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time

by John Kelly ...

“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The ... Read more

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“Powerful, rich with details, moving, humane, and full of important lessons for an age when weapons of mass destruction are loose among us.” — Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombThe Great Plague is one of the most compelling events in human history—even more so now, when the notion of plague has never loomed larger as a contemporary public concern.The
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The Premonition

A Pandemic Story

by Michael Lewis ...

**New York Times BestsellerFor those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.**Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction ... Read more

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**New York Times BestsellerFor those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the president insisted there was nothing to worry about.**Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis’s taut and brilliant nonfiction
... Read more
The Tennis Partner

A Doctor's Story of Friendship and Loss

by Abraham Verghese ...

An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow... ... Read more

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An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick.“Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston GlobeIn this pow...
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Air-Borne

The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe

by Carl Zimmer ...

**One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Science Books of 2025The fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe, the hidden life it contains, and invisible dangers that can turn the world upside down**Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air—and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last great biological frontier remains ... Read more

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**One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Science Books of 2025The fascinating, untold story of the air we breathe, the hidden life it contains, and invisible dangers that can turn the world upside down**Every day we draw in two thousand gallons of air—and thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last great biological frontier remains
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Pox Romana

The Plague That Shook the Roman World

by Colin Elliott ...

Series series Turning Points in Ancient History
A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of ... Read more

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A wide-ranging and dramatic account of the Antonine plague, the mysterious disease that struck the Roman Empire at its pinnacleIn the middle of the second century AD, Rome was at its prosperous and powerful apex. The emperor Marcus Aurelius reigned over a vast territory that stretched from Britain to Egypt. The Roman-made peace, or Pax Romana, seemed to be permanent. Then, apparently out of
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