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The Great Mortality

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

by John Kelly ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies ...

Unabridged

12 hours 55 min

“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

$41.99 CAD

“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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Everything Is Tuberculosis

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

by John Green ...

Narrated by John Green ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

**#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

$21.00 CAD

**#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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Suffering the Silence

Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial

by Allie Cashel ...

Narrated by Mandy Kaplan ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

Allie Cashel has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for sixteen years—but much of the medical community refuses to recognize her symptoms as the result of infectious disease. In Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial, Cashel paints a living portrait of what is often called post-treatment Lyme syndrome, featuring the stories of chronic Lyme patients from around the world ... Read more

$39.95 CAD

Allie Cashel has suffered from chronic Lyme disease for sixteen years—but much of the medical community refuses to recognize her symptoms as the result of infectious disease. In Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial, Cashel paints a living portrait of what is often called post-treatment Lyme syndrome, featuring the stories of chronic Lyme patients from around the world
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On Call

A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

by Anthony Fauci M.D. ...

Narrated by Anthony Fauci M.D. ...

Unabridged

19 hours 12 min

**#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

$37.50 CAD

**#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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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

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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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La guerre biologique : L’idée terrifiante de transformer la peste en arme

by Fernand Cartier ...

Narrated by Fernand Cartier ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Déchiffrez la réalité de la guerre bactériologique et maîtrisez les enjeux géopolitiques des pandémies militarisées. Idéal pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens d'une réflexion profonde, ce récit historique transforme une angoisse sourde en une analyse scientifique lucide. L'humanité n'a jamais été aussi vulnérable face à cet ennemi invisible et silencieux.Loin de tout sensationnalisme, cette ... Read more

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Déchiffrez la réalité de la guerre bactériologique et maîtrisez les enjeux géopolitiques des pandémies militarisées. Idéal pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens d'une réflexion profonde, ce récit historique transforme une angoisse sourde en une analyse scientifique lucide. L'humanité n'a jamais été aussi vulnérable face à cet ennemi invisible et silencieux.Loin de tout sensationnalisme, cette
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Tick Boom

A Biography of Lyme Disease, the Growing Epidemic Lurking in Plain Sight

by Amanda M. Fairbanks ...

Unabridged

11 hours

At once a breathtaking work of investigative journalism and a searing personal testimony, Tick Boom tells the comprehensive story of an illness that affects half a million Americans every year—but is still roiled by controversy: Lyme disease.Cancer can kill you. Everyone knows as much. Lyme disease, if untreated, can make you wish you were dead.One August morning, Amanda Fairbanks awoke to a red, ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

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At once a breathtaking work of investigative journalism and a searing personal testimony, Tick Boom tells the comprehensive story of an illness that affects half a million Americans every year—but is still roiled by controversy: Lyme disease.Cancer can kill you. Everyone knows as much. Lyme disease, if untreated, can make you wish you were dead.One August morning, Amanda Fairbanks awoke to a red,
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Disease & History

From Ancient Times to Covid-19

by Frederick F. Cartwright, Michael Biddiss ...

Narrated by Peter Lerman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

Arising from collaboration between a doctor and a historian, Disease and History offers the general listener a wide-ranging and accessible account of the ways in which disease has left its dramatic mark on the past.It discusses the impact made by bubonic plague and other infections upon the ancient and medieval worlds; the likely role of syphilis in the careers of Henry VIII and Ivan the Terrible; ... Read more

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Arising from collaboration between a doctor and a historian, Disease and History offers the general listener a wide-ranging and accessible account of the ways in which disease has left its dramatic mark on the past.It discusses the impact made by bubonic plague and other infections upon the ancient and medieval worlds; the likely role of syphilis in the careers of Henry VIII and Ivan the Terrible;
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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

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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
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Pandemic Aftermath

How Coronavirus Changes Global Society

by Trond Undheim ...

Narrated by Trond Undheim ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

A tour the force of contemporary social science, written by a futurist at the forefront of technology and change.Pandemic Aftermath offers suggestions to remedy its consequences, or even enable segments of society to thrive on it. The first portion of the book is non-fiction. The second portion is a scenario-based novel, the book charts new territory by interweaving the grim reality of 2020 with a ... Read more

$27.47 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A tour the force of contemporary social science, written by a futurist at the forefront of technology and change.Pandemic Aftermath offers suggestions to remedy its consequences, or even enable segments of society to thrive on it. The first portion of the book is non-fiction. The second portion is a scenario-based novel, the book charts new territory by interweaving the grim reality of 2020 with a
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COVID-19 THE PANDEMIC

ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH, ECONOMY, AND THE WORLD

by Abhishek Bhagat, M.D. ...

Narrated by Paul Metcalfe ...

Unabridged

2 hours 42 min

“I don’t really see us eradicating [SARS-COV-2).” – Anthony Fauci“Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation.” – Alexandre de Juniac, the International Air Transport Association’s Director General and CEOInspired by recent events, COVID-19 The Pandemic helps answer many questions about the outbreak that has affected our everyday lives. Drawing from his years of ... Read more

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“I don’t really see us eradicating [SARS-COV-2).” – Anthony Fauci“Financially, 2020 will go down as the worst year in the history of aviation.” – Alexandre de Juniac, the International Air Transport Association’s Director General and CEOInspired by recent events, COVID-19 The Pandemic helps answer many questions about the outbreak that has affected our everyday lives. Drawing from his years of
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Mosquito Warrior

Yellow Fever, Public Health, and the Forgotten Career of General William C. Gorgas

by Carol R. Byerly ...

Narrated by Holly Adams ...

Unabridged

14 hours 44 min

Mosquito Warrior tells the engrossing story of General William C. Gorgas (1854–1920), the once-renowned pioneer in tropical disease research and public health. His fascinating life illuminates vast transformations in the United States.Gorgas came of age amidst war and disease and the politics of racial segregation. He followed his father into military service as an army medical officer. Gorgas ... Read more

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Mosquito Warrior tells the engrossing story of General William C. Gorgas (1854–1920), the once-renowned pioneer in tropical disease research and public health. His fascinating life illuminates vast transformations in the United States.Gorgas came of age amidst war and disease and the politics of racial segregation. He followed his father into military service as an army medical officer. Gorgas
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Biologische Kriegsführung: Die erschreckende Idee, die Pest zur Waffe zu machen

by Georg Steffens ...

Narrated by Georg Steffens ...

Unabridged

2 hours 35 min

Ein unsichtbarer Erreger als ultimative Waffe: Erlebe die dunkle Seite der Medizingeschichte und militärischen Ethik. Dieses fesselnde Sachbuch bietet intensiven Hörstoff für den abendlichen Fokus oder lange Pendelstrecken. Es taucht tief in eine beklemmende Realität ein, in der Politik und Wissenschaft skrupellos die Büchse der Pandora öffnen.Wenn hochinfektiöse Bakterien bewusst zur Zerstörung ... Read more

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Ein unsichtbarer Erreger als ultimative Waffe: Erlebe die dunkle Seite der Medizingeschichte und militärischen Ethik. Dieses fesselnde Sachbuch bietet intensiven Hörstoff für den abendlichen Fokus oder lange Pendelstrecken. Es taucht tief in eine beklemmende Realität ein, in der Politik und Wissenschaft skrupellos die Büchse der Pandora öffnen.Wenn hochinfektiöse Bakterien bewusst zur Zerstörung
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A Nurse's Story

My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis

by Louise Curtis ...

Narrated by Louise Curtis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 48 min

Moving, honest and inspiring – this is a nurse’s true story of life in a busy A&E department during the Covid-19 crisis.Working in A&E is a challenging job but nurse Louise Curtis loves it. She was newly qualified as an advanced clinical practitioner, responsible for life or death decisions about the patients she saw, when the unthinkable happened and the country was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. ... Read more

$18.43 CAD

Moving, honest and inspiring – this is a nurse’s true story of life in a busy A&E department during the Covid-19 crisis.Working in A&E is a challenging job but nurse Louise Curtis loves it. She was newly qualified as an advanced clinical practitioner, responsible for life or death decisions about the patients she saw, when the unthinkable happened and the country was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The Rules of Contagion

Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop

by Adam Kucharski ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

One of the Best Books of 2020 — Financial TimesOne of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" — Washington PostOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Times of LondonOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The GuardianFrom ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything... ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

One of the Best Books of 2020 — Financial TimesOne of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" — Washington PostOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Times of LondonOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The GuardianFrom ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything...
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Twelve Diseases That Changed Our World

by Irwin W. Sherman ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

This book covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.● Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization.● Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics.● Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed.● Makes clear the ... Read more

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This book covers the history of twelve important diseases and addresses public health responses and societal upheavals.● Chronicles the ways disease outbreaks shaped traditions and institutions of Western civilization.● Explains the effects, causes, and outcomes from past epidemics.● Describes a dozen diseases to show how disease control either was achieved or failed.● Makes clear the
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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

$19.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
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Corona Virus Guide

What You Need to Know

by National Publisher ...

Narrated by National Publisher ...

Unabridged

22 min

Corona virus is a common form of respiratory virus, but in late 2019 and into 2020, it has been making headlines due to its spread, and the rising death toll as more and more cases are reported.This new strain of corona virus, termed 2019-nCoV, began in China, but with travel far more common than it used to be, cases have been reported in an ever-increasing number of countries. In the US, more and ... Read more

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Corona virus is a common form of respiratory virus, but in late 2019 and into 2020, it has been making headlines due to its spread, and the rising death toll as more and more cases are reported.This new strain of corona virus, termed 2019-nCoV, began in China, but with travel far more common than it used to be, cases have been reported in an ever-increasing number of countries. In the US, more and
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Las zoonosis

transmisión de las enfermedades de los animales al ser humano

by Florence Desachy ...

Narrated by Male synthesized voice ...

Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

En esta obra, la autora nos explica sobre todo los modos de transmisión, las diferencias entre las noonosis "aparentes" y las "no aparentes", las bacterianas y las víricas, qué personas pueden estar en situación de riesgo, las grandes reglas preventivas... y a continuación, la enfermedad por enfermedad, nos decribe los agentes patógenos, los síntomas en el ser humano y en los animales, los ... Read more

$8.23 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

En esta obra, la autora nos explica sobre todo los modos de transmisión, las diferencias entre las noonosis "aparentes" y las "no aparentes", las bacterianas y las víricas, qué personas pueden estar en situación de riesgo, las grandes reglas preventivas... y a continuación, la enfermedad por enfermedad, nos decribe los agentes patógenos, los síntomas en el ser humano y en los animales, los
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Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds

Ebola and the Ravages of History

by Paul Farmer ...

Narrated by Pete Cross ...

Unabridged

22 hours 5 min

In 2014, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert, where basic health-care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and economic disruption, the Ebola crisis was a major tragedy of modern medicine. But why did it happen, and what can we learn from it? Paul Farmer, the ... Read more

$34.34 CAD

In 2014, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea suffered the worst epidemic of Ebola in history. The brutal virus spread rapidly through a clinical desert, where basic health-care facilities were few and far between. Causing severe loss of life and economic disruption, the Ebola crisis was a major tragedy of modern medicine. But why did it happen, and what can we learn from it? Paul Farmer, the
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Pandemic Whispers: Unseen Threats and Human Resilience

"Embrace resilience! Explore gripping audio stories of unseen threats and the human spirit in this pandemic saga."

by Orson Kinsley ...

Narrated by Alan Winnigton ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Pandemic Whispers: Unseen Threats and Human Resilience⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance in your career while enhancing your understanding of pandemics and successfully navigating today's challenges?Searching for an all-encompassing guide that covers everything needed to grasp the complexities of current pandemic threats?Your quest ends here!</stro... ... Read more

$5.77 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Pandemic Whispers: Unseen Threats and Human Resilience⭐⭐ Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you eager to advance in your career while enhancing your understanding of pandemics and successfully navigating today's challenges?Searching for an all-encompassing guide that covers everything needed to grasp the complexities of current pandemic threats?Your quest ends here!</stro...
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Epidemic

Ebola and the Global Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak

by Reid Wilson ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

A global health catastrophe narrowly averted. A world unprepared for the next great threat.In December 2013, a young boy in a tiny West African village contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The virus spread to his relatives, then to neighboring communities, then across international borders. The world’s first urban Ebola outbreak quickly overwhelmed the global health system and threatened to kill ... Read more

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A global health catastrophe narrowly averted. A world unprepared for the next great threat.In December 2013, a young boy in a tiny West African village contracted the deadly Ebola virus. The virus spread to his relatives, then to neighboring communities, then across international borders. The world’s first urban Ebola outbreak quickly overwhelmed the global health system and threatened to kill
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Bitten

The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons

by Kris Newby ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time—Lyme disease—and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

A riveting thriller reminiscent of The Hot Zone, this true story dives into the mystery surrounding one of the most controversial and misdiagnosed conditions of our time—Lyme disease—and of Willy Burgdorfer, the man who discovered the microbe behind it, revealing his secret role in developing bug-borne biological weapons, and raising terrifying questions about the genesis of the epidemic of tick
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Infected

How Power, Politics, and Privilege Use Science Against the World’s Most Vulnerable

by Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Narrated by Shawn K. Jain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

In this groundbreaking new book, award-winning scientist Muhammad H. Zaman delves into the history of US epidemics, from the earliest cases of syphilis, cholera, and smallpox to AIDS and the recent COVID crisis, to show how the country's response (or lack thereof) to infectious disease in America is part of a critical, time-tested strategy in America's toolbox of oppression of the weak, the poor, ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this groundbreaking new book, award-winning scientist Muhammad H. Zaman delves into the history of US epidemics, from the earliest cases of syphilis, cholera, and smallpox to AIDS and the recent COVID crisis, to show how the country's response (or lack thereof) to infectious disease in America is part of a critical, time-tested strategy in America's toolbox of oppression of the weak, the poor,
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