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Alfred A. Knopf
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©2022
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English
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5 stars
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"The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under control, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent another pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy? Can we even hope to accomplish this? Bill Gates believes the answer is yes, and he has written a largely upbeat book that lays out clearly and convincingly what the world should learn from...
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Publisher:
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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For the first time in history, the world shut itself down-by choice-all for fear of a virus, COVID-19, that wasn't well understood. The government, with the support of most Americans, ordered the closure of tens of thousands of small businesses-many never to return. Almost every school and college in the country sent its students home to finish the school year in front of a computer. Churches cancelled worship services. "Social distancing" went from...
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Publisher:
HarperCollins
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"The most revealing pandemic book yet."—The Atlantic
The definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx.
In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx—a lifelong federal health official who had worked at the CDC, the State Department, and the US Army
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Publisher:
City Lights Books
Pub. Date:
[2020]
Language:
English
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"In 2000, we learned that an exceptionally close presidential election can produce chaos, because we have no reliable Constitutional mechanism for resolving disputes. Since 2016, we have learned that foreign countries-and perhaps other malevolent actors-have been covertly attacking U.S. election systems. In the age of hacking, our elections are more vulnerable than ever, and yet we have failed to adequately prepare for all possible scenarios. It is...
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Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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The definitive, inside account of the Trump Administration's response to the Covid-19 pandemic from White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator and Coronavirus Task Force member, Dr. Deborah Birx. In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx-a lifelong federal health official who had worked at the CDC, the State Department, and the US Army across multiple presidential administrations-was asked to join the Trump White House Coronavirus Task Force and assist...
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Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Modern diseases and viruses have been spurred anew by war and conflict as well as shifting poverty, urbanization, climate change, and a new troubling anti-science/anti-vaccination outlook. From such twenty-first-century forces, we have seen declines in previous global health gains, with sharp increases in vaccine-preventable and neglected diseases on the Arabian Peninsula, in Venezuela, in parts of Africa, and even on the Gulf Coast of the United...
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Publisher:
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
©2022
Language:
English
Description:
"In late February 2020, Dr. Deborah Birx--a lifelong federal health official who had worked at the CDC, the State Department, and the US Army across multiple presidential administrations--was asked to join the Trump White House Coronavirus Task Force and assist the already faltering federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic. For weeks, she'd been raising the alarm behind the scenes about what she saw happening in public--from the apparent lack of...
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English
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"CNN chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD, offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about Covid-19: What have we learned about this pandemic and how can we prepare for--or prevent--the next one? As America's favorite frontline Covid-19 health journalist, Dr. Sanjay Gupta has barely left his primetime seat in his makeshift studio basement since the pandemic began (other than to perform brain surgery). He's had the insider...
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Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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Identifying the reasons why the U.S. was so underprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, a former FDA commissioner and current contributor to CNBC presents an essential inside account of one of the most tragic, and preventable, failures in American history.
10. Global pandemic
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Lexile measure:
590L
Language:
English
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about global pandemics. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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English
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"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis"--
"A direct, incisive guide for consumers to know how to protect and handle their money in the face of a financial crisis There are always going to be unexpected financial crises in our lives. Whether we're facing an economic recession, a pandemic, a bear market, or energy worries, we have to immediately know what to do with our...
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English
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"It began with a bat. This was the species in which the virus first emerged before infecting humans. A member of the coronavirus family of diseases, the symptoms of the virus included high fever, dry cough, body aches, diarrhea, and pneumonia. It spread primarily through respiratory droplets emitted when an infected person coughed or sneezed. This made it important to minimize person-to-person contact and observe social distancing in public spaces...
13. Pandemics
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Publisher:
World Book, Inc
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Lexile measure:
1110L
Language:
English
Description:
"A discussion of pandemics, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant pandemics and other disease outbreaks from history"--
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Publisher:
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Americans have been leaving their churches. Some drift away. Some stay home. And some have been searching for--and finding--more authentic ways to find and follow Jesus. This is the story of one such "radical outpost of Jesus followers" dedicated to service, the Sermon on the Mount, and working toward justice for all in this life, not just salvation for some in the next. Part of a little-known yet influential movement at the edge of American evangelicalism,...
15. Pandemic
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Publisher:
Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date:
2018
Lexile measure:
1150L
Language:
English
Description:
How close are we to having another worldwide health crisis? Epidemiologists predict that another pandemic is coming-one that could kill hundreds of millions of people. Learn about factors that contribute to the spread of disease by examining past pandemics and epidemics. Examine case studies of potential pandemic diseases, and discover how scientists strive to contain and control the spread of disease both locally and globally. See how human activities...
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Publisher:
Hachette Books
Language:
English
Description:
Over the last 30 years we learned nearly every lesson needed to stop this coronavirus outbreak in its tracks--and we heeded almost none of them. The result is a pandemic on a scale never before seen in our lifetimes. MacKenzie lays out the full story of the previous viruses that should have prepared us, the shocking public health failures that paved the way, the failure to contain the outbreak, and most importantly, what we must do to prevent future...
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Publisher:
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date:
2016
Language:
English
Description:
An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases - and the panic and corruption that make them worse. Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat - Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus - seems imminent, we send our best and bravest doctors to...
Author:
Publisher:
Virtued Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"The Influenza Mastery Bible: Your Blueprint for Complete Influenza Management" is a comprehensive guide that goes beyond the basics, offering a holistic approach to understanding, preventing, and managing influenza. Beginning with the history and definition of influenza, the book explores the various types of influenza viruses, how it spreads, and its global impact. Prevention strategies are thoroughly covered, emphasizing the role of vaccination,...
Author:
Publisher:
R K Little
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Animals possess many remarkable and unique characteristics and abilities. Their agility and capabilities both educate and inspire us. This fascination has given rise to a whole field of study known as biomimetics. Inside Marvels of Mammals, you will discover how humans have been inspired to mimic the animal kingdom in the fields of robotics, aviation, nanotechnology, engineering, medicine, and more. This book gives you a glimpse into the exciting...
Author:
Publisher:
Chelsea Green
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
There will almost certainly be more pandemics in our future. Yet, during the coronavirus crisis, not a single major public-health official took the simple step of telling Americans what we all need to hear: robust good health?healthy immunity, low inflammation, low toxic burden, and freedom from stealth infection and chronic disease?is our best defense against infectious viral disease. The way our bodies interact with infectious disease is complicated?both...