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An Elegant Defense

The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

by Matt Richtel ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

12 hours 33 min

A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four individual lives, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times journalist.“An Elegant Defense by Matt Richtel is one of those rare nonfiction books that ... Read more

$32.99 USD

A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four individual lives, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times journalist.“An Elegant Defense by Matt Richtel is one of those rare nonfiction books that
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Soap and Water & Common Sense

The definitive guide to viruses, bacteria, parasites and disease

by Dr. Bonnie Henry ...

Narrated by Dawn Harvey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 9 min

The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from one of North America’s leading public health authorities, now updated with a new introduction on protecting yourself and others from COVID-19.Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor at the forefront of the fight against the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from one of North America’s leading public health authorities, now updated with a new introduction on protecting yourself and others from COVID-19.Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor at the forefront of the fight against the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus
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Leading Through A Pandemic

The Inside Story of Humanity, Innovation, and Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Crisis

by Michael J. Dowling, Charles Kenney ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

What was it like at the epicenter, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Leading Through a Pandemic: The Inside Story of Lessons Learned about Innovation, Leadership, and Humanity During the COVID-19Crisis takes readers inside Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, the book reports on ... Read more

$19.99 USD

What was it like at the epicenter, inside the health system that cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other in the United States? Leading Through a Pandemic: The Inside Story of Lessons Learned about Innovation, Leadership, and Humanity During the COVID-19Crisis takes readers inside Northwell Health, New York’s largest health system. From the C-suite to the front lines, the book reports on
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Virus

Vaccinations, the CDC, and the Hijacking of America's Response to the Pandemic

by Nina Burleigh ...

Narrated by Nina Burleigh ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

A few months before the virus slammed the world, global public health experts declared the United States the most prepared for a possible pandemic. Instead, we watched as the disease killed half a million Americans. A stunned nation has been too busy grieving and doing damage control to ask why, or to comprehend just how much of the blundering and chaos of the pandemic response was either ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A few months before the virus slammed the world, global public health experts declared the United States the most prepared for a possible pandemic. Instead, we watched as the disease killed half a million Americans. A stunned nation has been too busy grieving and doing damage control to ask why, or to comprehend just how much of the blundering and chaos of the pandemic response was either
... Read more
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The Vaccine Bible

A Comprehensive, Commonsense Guide to What Keeps Us Safe from the Flu, Measles, Hepatitis, and More

by Michael T. Myers, Jr., MD ...

Narrated by Rob Greenbaum ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

Take control of your and your family's health with The Vaccine Bible**, a common-sense, medically sound resource for everyone searching for the straightforward facts about vaccines.**For those looking for clear and reliable information on vaccines for themselves and their families, it can feel like an overwhelming amount of confusing information. Sorting through it all takes time. And for most ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Take control of your and your family's health with The Vaccine Bible**, a common-sense, medically sound resource for everyone searching for the straightforward facts about vaccines.**For those looking for clear and reliable information on vaccines for themselves and their families, it can feel like an overwhelming amount of confusing information. Sorting through it all takes time. And for most
... Read more
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The Spanish Flu Epidemic and Its Influence on History

by Jaime Breitnauer ...

Narrated by Gabrielle Baker ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

Where did Spanish flu come from, and what can the possible sites of origin tell us today? This book looks at how Spanish flu changed the focus of scientific thought from eugenics to the creation of public health, and how it unfolded across each continent.In Budapest, a lone woman dies quietly on a bench in the late afternoon sun, while in South Africa, a group of men plunge to their death in the ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Where did Spanish flu come from, and what can the possible sites of origin tell us today? This book looks at how Spanish flu changed the focus of scientific thought from eugenics to the creation of public health, and how it unfolded across each continent.In Budapest, a lone woman dies quietly on a bench in the late afternoon sun, while in South Africa, a group of men plunge to their death in the
... Read more
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Ending Epidemics

A History of Escape from Contagion

by Richard Conniff ...

Narrated by Tom Beyer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 40 min

After the unprecedented events of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be hard to imagine a time not so long ago when deadly diseases were a routine part of life. It is harder still to fathom that the best medical thinking at that time blamed these diseases on noxious miasmas, bodily humors, and divine dyspepsia. This all began to change on a day in April 1676, when a little-known Dutch merchant ... Read more

$24.99 USD

After the unprecedented events of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be hard to imagine a time not so long ago when deadly diseases were a routine part of life. It is harder still to fathom that the best medical thinking at that time blamed these diseases on noxious miasmas, bodily humors, and divine dyspepsia. This all began to change on a day in April 1676, when a little-known Dutch merchant
... Read more
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The Outbreak Atlas

by Rebecca Katz, Mackenzie S. Moore ...

Narrated by Alex Picard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists' participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease. However, there is no comprehensive source mapping this complexity and detailing ... Read more

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The public has taken a new level of interest in outbreak response since 2020. Public health professionals are calling on citizen scientists' participation as outbreaks are increasingly occurring in complex environments, expanding the number of people and types of activities required to control the spread of disease. However, there is no comprehensive source mapping this complexity and detailing
... Read more
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COVID-19 For Dummies

by Edward K. Chapnick, MD ...

Narrated by Steve Menasche ...

Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

COVID-19 For Dummies gives you reliableinformation on what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, how it can be treated, and how to manage long COVID. What is a coronavirus? What is a variant? What should we be doing to protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19 infection? This jargon-free guide answers all your basic questions. You'll also learn the fundamentals of immunology, how vaccines work, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

COVID-19 For Dummies gives you reliableinformation on what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, how it can be treated, and how to manage long COVID. What is a coronavirus? What is a variant? What should we be doing to protect ourselves and our families from COVID-19 infection? This jargon-free guide answers all your basic questions. You'll also learn the fundamentals of immunology, how vaccines work, and
... Read more
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Pandemics

A Very Short Introduction, 2nd edition

by Christian W. McMillen ...

Narrated by William Sarris ...

Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. In 2019 and the years that followed, the coronavirus pandemic infected every continent and took the lives of millions. In this updated edition, Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated the power of pandemics and their ability not only to destroy lives locally but also to capture the imagination and terrify the world. In 2019 and the years that followed, the coronavirus pandemic infected every continent and took the lives of millions. In this updated edition, Christian W. McMillen provides a concise yet comprehensive account of pandemics
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Crisis in the Red Zone

The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come

by Richard Preston ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 2 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping account of the deadliest Ebola epidemic yet, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses, and a tribute to the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us—from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone“Crisis in the Red Zone reads like a thriller. That the story it tells is all true makes it all more terrifying.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer ... Read more

$25.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A gripping account of the deadliest Ebola epidemic yet, an urgent wake-up call about the future of emerging viruses, and a tribute to the doctors and scientists fighting to protect us—from the #1 bestselling author of The Hot Zone“Crisis in the Red Zone reads like a thriller. That the story it tells is all true makes it all more terrifying.”—Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer
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COVID-19 and World Order

The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

17 hours 45 min

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. As Henry Kissinger warned, "The coronavirus epidemic will forever alter the world order."What will be the consequences of ... Read more

$29.99 USD

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has killed hundreds of thousands of people and infected millions while also devastating the world economy. The consequences of the pandemic, however, go much further: they threaten the fabric of national and international politics around the world. As Henry Kissinger warned, "The coronavirus epidemic will forever alter the world order."What will be the consequences of
... Read more
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Hot Zone

by Richard Preston ...

Narrated by Richard M. Davidson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of ... Read more

$26.99 USD

A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of the appearance of
... Read more
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What Really Happened In Wuhan

by Sharri Markson ...

Narrated by Danielle Carter ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring
... Read more
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Preventable

How a Pandemic Changed the World & How to Stop the Next One

by Devi Sridhar ...

Narrated by Devi Sridhar ...

Unabridged

13 hours 47 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Preventable uses the spellbinding story of the COVID-19 pandemic to show how global politics shape our health.Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic - ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Preventable uses the spellbinding story of the COVID-19 pandemic to show how global politics shape our health.Professor Devi Sridhar has risen to prominence for her vital roles in communicating science to the public and speaking truth to power. In Preventable she highlights lessons learned from outbreaks past and present in a narrative that traces the COVID-19 pandemic -
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Life, Death and Biscuits: The inspiring diaries of a Critical Care nurse on the Covid front line

by Anthea Allen ...

Narrated by Anthea Allen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 48 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses have had to fight. Anthea Allen’s writing is raw, honest and full of love for those she cares for.’ Susanna ReidAn extraordinarily powerful memoir based on the diaries of intensive care nurse Anthea Allen, who worked on the front line of one of the largest hospitals in ... Read more

$27.99 USD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘A heart-breaking story of courage and compassion from the front line of the toughest battle our nurses have had to fight. Anthea Allen’s writing is raw, honest and full of love for those she cares for.’ Susanna ReidAn extraordinarily powerful memoir based on the diaries of intensive care nurse Anthea Allen, who worked on the front line of one of the largest hospitals in
... Read more
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Microbes

The Life-Changing Story of Germs

by Phillip K. Peterson ...

Narrated by Mike Lenz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

This is the only book that tells both sides of the story of germs: that they are critically important for our health and that the dangers of emerging pathogens continue to wreak havoc in our bodies and around the world.With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early ... Read more

$19.99 USD

This is the only book that tells both sides of the story of germs: that they are critically important for our health and that the dangers of emerging pathogens continue to wreak havoc in our bodies and around the world.With straight-forward and engaging writing, infectious diseases physician Phillip Peterson surveys how our understanding of viruses has changed throughout history, from early
... Read more
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When Germs Travel

Six Major Epidemics That Have Invaded America and the Fears They Have Unleashed

by Howard Markel ...

Narrated by Steven Jay Cohen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

The struggle against deadly microbes is endless. Diseases that have plagued human beings since ancient times still exist, new maladies make their way into the headlines, we are faced with vaccine shortages, and the threat of germ warfare has reemerged as a worldwide threat.In this riveting account, medical historian Howard Markel takes an eye-opening look at the fragility of the American public ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The struggle against deadly microbes is endless. Diseases that have plagued human beings since ancient times still exist, new maladies make their way into the headlines, we are faced with vaccine shortages, and the threat of germ warfare has reemerged as a worldwide threat.In this riveting account, medical historian Howard Markel takes an eye-opening look at the fragility of the American public
... Read more
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Staying Alive in Toxic Times

A Seasonal Guide to Lifelong Health

by Dr Jenny Goodman ...

Narrated by Dr Jenny Goodman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

The must-have health bible that explains exactly how to stay in radiant, optimal health all year round.Are you confused about what supplements you should be taking? Do you want to know how you can reverse the effects of pollution on your body? Would you like to eat seasonally?Drawing on Dr Jenny Goodman's 20+ years' experience as a medical doctor, lecturer and qualified nutritionist, Staying Alive ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The must-have health bible that explains exactly how to stay in radiant, optimal health all year round.Are you confused about what supplements you should be taking? Do you want to know how you can reverse the effects of pollution on your body? Would you like to eat seasonally?Drawing on Dr Jenny Goodman's 20+ years' experience as a medical doctor, lecturer and qualified nutritionist, Staying Alive
... Read more
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Deadliest Enemy

Our War Against Killer Germs

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

Narrated by Jamie Renell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 26 min

A leading epidemiologist shares his "powerful and necessary" (Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone) stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for global epidemics -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19.Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area over a period of days, and illnesses, which have devastating effects ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A leading epidemiologist shares his "powerful and necessary" (Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone) stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for global epidemics -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19.Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area over a period of days, and illnesses, which have devastating effects
... Read more
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How to Survive a Pandemic

by Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM ...

Narrated by Raphael Corkhill, Michael Greger, M.D., FACLM ...

Unabridged

15 hours 19 min

This program is read by the author.A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these ... Read more

$32.99 USD

This program is read by the author.A vital, timely text on the viruses that cause pandemics and how to face them, by the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die.From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these
... Read more
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American Contagions

Epidemics and the Law from Smallpox to COVID-19

by John Fabian Witt ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

A concise history of how American law has shaped—and been shaped by—the experience of contagion, "taking us from the smallpox outbreaks of the colonies to COVID-19. . . . The conclusion [Witt] arrives at is devastating." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York TimesFrom yellow fever to smallpox to polio to AIDS to COVID-19, epidemics have prompted Americans to make choices and answer questions about their ... Read more

$10.99 USD

A concise history of how American law has shaped—and been shaped by—the experience of contagion, "taking us from the smallpox outbreaks of the colonies to COVID-19. . . . The conclusion [Witt] arrives at is devastating." —Jennifer Szalai, The New York TimesFrom yellow fever to smallpox to polio to AIDS to COVID-19, epidemics have prompted Americans to make choices and answer questions about their
... Read more
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Crisis Averted

The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks

by Caitlin Rivers PhD ...

Narrated by Jaime Lamchick ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

**“Readers should come away from Crisis Averted with a better comprehension of what public health does and why it is such a crucial endeavor.” —The Washington Post"A master class in how we can pinpoint and prevent health crises before they spiral out of control."—Scott Gottlieb, MD, author of Uncontrolled SpreadA fascinating window into the secret life of epidemiology, weaving together stories of ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**“Readers should come away from Crisis Averted with a better comprehension of what public health does and why it is such a crucial endeavor.” —The Washington Post"A master class in how we can pinpoint and prevent health crises before they spiral out of control."—Scott Gottlieb, MD, author of Uncontrolled SpreadA fascinating window into the secret life of epidemiology, weaving together stories of
... Read more
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27 Beats Per Minute

Meditations on Life, Literature and Paris

by Henk Pröpper ...

Narrated by Simon Slater ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

'A very special book that I enjoyed enormously' Cees NooteboomA dazzling ode to life, literature and Paris, the French capital that even in emptiness and desolation will always be magnificent.Soon after Henk Pröpper moves from Amsterdam to Paris, both the world and his heart almost come to a full stop. He undergoes major surgery and awakes in an empty city in lockdown. Paris is transformed into an ... Read more

$31.99 USD

'A very special book that I enjoyed enormously' Cees NooteboomA dazzling ode to life, literature and Paris, the French capital that even in emptiness and desolation will always be magnificent.Soon after Henk Pröpper moves from Amsterdam to Paris, both the world and his heart almost come to a full stop. He undergoes major surgery and awakes in an empty city in lockdown. Paris is transformed into an
... Read more

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