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"Physician and former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb asks: Has America's COVID-19 catastrophe taught us anything? ... [H]e shows how the coronavirus and its variants were able to trounce America's pandemic preparations, and he outlines the steps that must be taken to protect against the next outbreak. As the pandemic unfolded, Gottlieb was in regular contact with all the key players in Congress, the Trump administration, and the drug and diagnostic...
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The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xiv, 170 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Dr. John Rhodes, an immunologist with firsthand experience developing vaccines, unravels the mystery of how vaccines re designed, tested, and produced at scale for global deployment. ...describes in everyday language how the immune system evolved to combat infection, how mutated viruses evade our defenses, and how vaccines do their work...[and] how discoveries in the fight against COVID-19, such as the recent breakthrough in the development of nucleic...
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Humanix Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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xvi, 118 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Presents strategies for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, discussing how to practice social distancing and protect others, recognize the symptoms of the disease, and what to do in case of infection.
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Portfolio, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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xxiii, 355 pages ; 24 cm.
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English
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Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, government officials, business leaders, and public-health professionals were unprepared for the most devastating pandemic in a century. Many of the world's biggest drug and vaccine makers were slow to react or couldn't muster an effective response. It was up to a small group of unlikely and untested scientists and executives to save civilization....
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A lethal plague sweeps the globe. Millions have died. Survivors are confined to their homes. Gabriel passes his time in a small New York apartment on the city's Upper West Side. During the plodding solitude of the lockdown, he observes several strangers in their nearby apartments. As he watches them struggle to survive a world at risk of extinction, he wonders about their lives--where they're from, what they value, how they're coping with a deadly...
6) Nightmare scenario: inside the Trump administration's response to the pandemic that changed history
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English
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From two reporters for the Washington Post comes an account of the Trump administration's handling, and mishandling, of the coronavirus outbreak, a once-in-a-century pandemic that upended life across the globe that resulted in hundreds of thousands of lives lost, a cratered economy, and the remaking of the U.S. as an unwieldy pariah in the global hierarchy.
"Since the day Donald Trump was elected, his critics warned that an unexpected crisis would...
7) The truth about COVID-19: exposing the great reset, lockdowns, vaccine passports, and the new normal
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Chelsea Green Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 209 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events-a global pandemic caused by what appears to be an engineered coronavirus; international lockdowns and border closings causing widespread business closures, economic collapse, and massive unemployment; and an unprecedented curtailment of civil liberties and freedoms in the name of keeping people safe by locking them up in their homes. We are now living in a world that is increasingly...
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Forum Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Edition 1.0
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280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"This book provides a worrying yet hopeful analysis. COVID-19, as the greatest public health crisis of the century has led to enormous economic devastation and made existing inequities worse. But the power of human beings lies in their foresight, ingenuity and - at least to a certain extent - ability to take their destiny into their hands and plan for a better future. This book shows us where to start."--Publisher's statement
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English
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Drawing on new interviews with whistleblower doctors in Wuhan, a Walkley Award-winning journalist, in this part-thriller, part-expose, investigates the origins of COVID-19, the conspiracies, and the classified research.
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,...
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Princess Diaries (Adult) volume 2
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English
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Mia Thermopolis knows just what to do in a crisis: Rule.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of the diary of Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia fell into the hands of Meg Cabot, the Princess's royal biographer.
As reported in media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, The Mary Sue, Refinery 29, Bustle, and more, from March until June of 2020, sixteen entries of the princess's diary were leaked onto Ms. Cabot's
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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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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Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
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xxi, 279 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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In a gripping, accessible narrative, a veteran science journalist lays out the shocking story of how the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic happened and how to make sure this never happens again.
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...
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Central Avenue Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
viii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort During the Time of COVID-19 is a collection of essays, poems, and interviews to serve as a lifeline for negotiating how to connect and thrive during this stressful time of isolation as well as a historical perspective that will remain relevant for years to come. All net profits will be donated to The Book Industry Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit organization that coordinates charitable programs to strengthen...
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Todd Tillotson is struggling to move on after his husband is killed in a hit and run attack a year earlier during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle. In this novel set entirely on public transportation, we watch as Todd, isolated throughout the pandemic, battles desperation in his attempt to safely reconnect with the world. Will he find love again, even casual friendship, or will he simply end up another crazy old man on the bus? Things don't...
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Little, Brown Spark
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
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xvi, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"A deep, science-backed look at how the coronavirus pandemic will change the way we live forever -- from renowned physician and sociologist Nicholas Christakis. 'Apollo's Arrow' offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on American society as it unfolded in 2020, and on how the recovery will unfold in the coming years. Drawing on a combination of fascinating case studies and cutting-edge research from a range of scientific...
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PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
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347 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group of practitioners and scholars from many backgrounds came together determined to discover and learn lessons from this latest world war.
"Lessons from the Covid War is plain-spoken and clear sighted. It cuts through the enormous jumble of information to make...
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Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"It's impossible to ignore how life has changed since COVID-19 spread across the world. People from all over quarantined and did their best to keep on going during the pandemic. Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books and a mother of four herself, wanted to do something to help people carry on and to give them something to focus on other than the horrors of their news feeds. So she launched an online magazine...
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Steve Haberly
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
137 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
Description
"The effects of COVID-19 have already damaged our most important relationships and raised many critical questions. After social distancing, how do you again get close? After misinformation, how do you learn to trust? After broken promises, how do you learn to believe? The final damage may be greater than we can possibly imagine. It may tear apart the very fiber that makes us who we are. The loss of connection with everything we value is tragic. In...
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