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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
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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The 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....
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Thorough and humanising
- By Ms D. S. Coombs on 05-08-24
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The Great Mortality
- An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 20-02-24
- Language: English
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The 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....
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Viruses, Plagues, and History
- Past, Present, and Future
- By: Michael B. A. Oldstone
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
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The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity....
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Read this book
- By Anonymous User on 10-01-20
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Viruses, Plagues, and History
- Past, Present, and Future
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 13-11-18
- Language: English
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The story of viruses and humanity is a story of fear and ignorance, of grief and heartbreak, and of great bravery and sacrifice. Michael Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity....
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The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
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In The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research, celebrated medievalist Dorsey Armstrong shares the fascinating new story of this old pandemic....
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Great book
- By Tomos Williams on 24-09-23
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The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 20-05-22
- Language: English
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In The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research, celebrated medievalist Dorsey Armstrong shares the fascinating new story of this old pandemic....
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The Fate of Rome
- Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
- By: Kyle Harper
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire....
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Weather
- By Jane G. on 25-06-24
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The Fate of Rome
- Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire
- Narrated by: Andrew Garman
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 27-10-17
- Language: English
- A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire....
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Plagues upon the Earth
- Disease and the Course of Human History
- By: Kyle Harper
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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Plagues upon the Earth tells the story of how pathogenic microbes have been an intimate part of human history from the beginning - and how our deadliest germs and biggest pandemics are the product of our success as a species....
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Interesting at times, but terribly tedious
- By Alex on 09-11-23
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Plagues upon the Earth
- Disease and the Course of Human History
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 15-12-21
- Language: English
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Plagues upon the Earth tells the story of how pathogenic microbes have been an intimate part of human history from the beginning - and how our deadliest germs and biggest pandemics are the product of our success as a species....
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Discover Magazine's Vital Signs
- True Tales of Medical Mysteries, Obscure Diseases, and Life-Saving Diagnoses
- By: Dr. Robert A. Norman
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Now, physician and "Vital Signs" editor Robert Norman has compiled the very best of the series into an intriguing and suspenseful collection for fans and new listeners alike....
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Very good pace and fascinating interesting cases.
- By Velile Nare on 04-06-15
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Discover Magazine's Vital Signs
- True Tales of Medical Mysteries, Obscure Diseases, and Life-Saving Diagnoses
- Narrated by: Mark Moseley
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-11-13
- Language: English
- Now, physician and "Vital Signs" editor Robert Norman has compiled the very best of the series into an intriguing and suspenseful collection for fans and new listeners alike....
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Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses
- From the Plague of Athens to COVID-19
- By: Heather E. Quinlan
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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It can come in waves - like tidal waves. It changes societies. It disrupts life. It ends lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example....
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Already well read? This may not be enough...
- By Mazarine on 26-03-21
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Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses
- From the Plague of Athens to COVID-19
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-11-20
- Language: English
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It can come in waves - like tidal waves. It changes societies. It disrupts life. It ends lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example....
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Fevered Planet
- How Diseases Emerge When We Harm Nature
- By: John Vidal
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
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Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever....
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Literally Vital Knowledge
- By RoseHill on 31-07-23
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Fevered Planet
- How Diseases Emerge When We Harm Nature
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 22-06-23
- Language: English
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Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever....
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A Planet of Viruses [Third Edition]
- By: Carl Zimmer
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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In 2020, an invisible germ - a virus - wholly upended our lives. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees....
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Interesting and better than expected.
- By Reluctant Sceptic on 27-12-23
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A Planet of Viruses [Third Edition]
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 28-09-21
- Language: English
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In 2020, an invisible germ - a virus - wholly upended our lives. We're most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or Covid-19. But viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees....
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Deadly Outbreaks
- How Medical Detectives Save Lives Threatened by Killer Pandemics, Exotic Viruses, and Drug-Resistant Parasites
- By: Alexandra Levitt
- Narrated by: Julie McKay
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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Take a visit to the frontline as scientists fight to solve medical mysteries....
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Facinating Bugs
- By AstraeaNova on 14-06-18
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Deadly Outbreaks
- How Medical Detectives Save Lives Threatened by Killer Pandemics, Exotic Viruses, and Drug-Resistant Parasites
- Narrated by: Julie McKay
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-09-13
- Language: English
- Take a visit to the frontline as scientists fight to solve medical mysteries....
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A Nurse's Story
- My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis
- By: Louise Curtis, Sarah Johnson
- Narrated by: Louise Curtis
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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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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Fantastic book from the heart
- By Elle on 22-12-20
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A Nurse's Story
- My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis
- Narrated by: Louise Curtis
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 01-10-20
- Language: English
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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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Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- By: Thomas Cowan MD
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive....
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No germs necessary
- By Tim M. on 19-10-21
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Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-09-18
- Language: English
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Over the past 50 years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded. In this provocative book, Dr. Thomas Cowan argues for a direct causal relationship to a corresponding increase in the number of vaccines American children typically receive....
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Patient Zero
- A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
- By: Lydia Kang MD, Nate Pedersen
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
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From the masters of storytelling-meets-science, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us....
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The perfect mix of storytelling and science
- By honesty on 10-08-22
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Patient Zero
- A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 15-07-22
- Language: English
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From the masters of storytelling-meets-science, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us....
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Unlocking Lyme
- Myths, Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease
- By: William Rawls MD
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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Written by Dr. Bill Rawls, a physician who overcame Lyme disease himself, this book is a comprehensive, practical resource full of solutions that work....
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comprehensive information and advice
- By Sally on 05-09-24
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Unlocking Lyme
- Myths, Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 01-08-17
- Language: English
- Written by Dr. Bill Rawls, a physician who overcame Lyme disease himself, this book is a comprehensive, practical resource full of solutions that work....
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The Long COVID Handbook
- By: Gez Medinger, Professor Danny Altmann
- Narrated by: Gez Medinger, Professor Danny Altmann
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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Written by the world's leading immunologist Professor Danny Altmann and expert patient Gez Medinger, The Long COVID Handbook translates cutting-edge science, patient-led research and practical guidance with clarity.
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Fantastic!
- By Jo on 27-10-22
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The Long COVID Handbook
- Narrated by: Gez Medinger, Professor Danny Altmann
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 20-10-22
- Language: English
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Written by the world's leading immunologist Professor Danny Altmann and expert patient Gez Medinger, The Long COVID Handbook translates cutting-edge science, patient-led research and practical guidance with clarity.
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Pandemics
- Our Fears and the Facts
- By: Sunetra Gupta
- Narrated by: Jones Allen
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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History books abound with accounts of large scale destruction wrought by infectious disease....
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Excellent
- By J. Leigh on 06-05-21
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Pandemics
- Our Fears and the Facts
- Narrated by: Jones Allen
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 25-11-13
- Language: English
- History books abound with accounts of large scale destruction wrought by infectious disease....
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I Do Not Consent
- My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture
- By: Simone Gold MD JD
- Narrated by: Torii Alaniz
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
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Was New York Governor Cuomo’s executive order sending COVID-hospitalized patients back to nursing homes to infect other vulnerable nursing home patients ‘following the science’? Listen to find out more....
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I Do Not Consent
- My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture
- Narrated by: Torii Alaniz
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 01-02-21
- Language: English
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Was New York Governor Cuomo’s executive order sending COVID-hospitalized patients back to nursing homes to infect other vulnerable nursing home patients ‘following the science’? Listen to find out more....
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Duty of Care
- One Doctor’s Story of the COVID-19 Crisis
- By: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Narrated by: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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The first book to tell the full story of the COVID-19 pandemic, from an NHS doctor working inside hospitals to save lives and combat the virus on the front line....
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Heroes
- By Oleks GALKA on 30-04-21
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Duty of Care
- One Doctor’s Story of the COVID-19 Crisis
- Narrated by: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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The first book to tell the full story of the COVID-19 pandemic, from an NHS doctor working inside hospitals to save lives and combat the virus on the front line....
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Overcoming the COVID Darkness
- How Two Doctors Successfully Treated 7000 Patients
- By: Brian Tyson MD, George Fareed MD
- Narrated by: Kevin Quinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
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Overcoming the Darkness of COVID is about two doctors who used a treatment protocol early in the pandemic and early in treatment, when the conventional wisdom issued was not to provide any treatment to patients and send them home....
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Overcoming the COVID Darkness
- How Two Doctors Successfully Treated 7000 Patients
- Narrated by: Kevin Quinn
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-03-22
- Language: English
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Overcoming the Darkness of COVID is about two doctors who used a treatment protocol early in the pandemic and early in treatment, when the conventional wisdom issued was not to provide any treatment to patients and send them home....
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Spike
- The Virus vs. The People - the Inside Story
- By: Jeremy Farrar, Anjana Ahuja
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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The coronavirus pandemic has devastated lives and livelihoods around the world - and continues to do so. These personal tragedies will, and must, be told and heard....
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The story of a government's abject failure to protect it's people
- By Campesque on 02-10-21
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Spike
- The Virus vs. The People - the Inside Story
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 30-09-21
- Language: English
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The coronavirus pandemic has devastated lives and livelihoods around the world - and continues to do so. These personal tragedies will, and must, be told and heard....
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