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This sweeping exploration of the impact of epidemic diseases looks at how mass infectious outbreaks have shaped society, from the Black Death to today, and in a new preface addresses the global threat of COVID-19. In a clear and accessible style, Frank M. Snowden reveals the ways that diseases have not only influenced medical science and public health, but also transformed the arts, religion, intellectual history, and warfare.

Imagine a world without bees, butterflies, and flowering plants. That was Earth 125 million years ago. Turn back the clock 400 million years, and there were no trees. At 450 million years in the past, even the earliest insects had not yet developed. And looking back 500 million years, the land was devoid of life, which at that time flourished in a profusion of strange forms in the oceans. These and other major turning points are the amazing story of evolution.

An engaging, polemical romp through economic theory, computational complexity, and the history of planning, The People's Republic of Walmart revives the conversation about how society can extend democratic decision-making to all economic matters. With the advances in information technology in recent decades and the emergence of globe-straddling collective enterprises, democratic planning in the interest of all humanity is more important and closer to attainment than ever before.

Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks over the next century. Various outcomes - good and bad - are possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric, and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned scientist and best-selling author Martin Rees argues that humanity’s prospects depend on our taking a very different approach to planning for tomorrow.

THE NEW SHORT STORY FROM KARIN SLAUGHTER AND LEE CHILD! Jack Reacher and Will Trent Twice the action. Twice the drama. Double the trouble. Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a twenty-two-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort...

Augusta O’Sullivan es la mejor amiga de Kenneth. Bueno, la única, para ser precisos y eso, lejos de favorecer a sus intenciones va totalmente en contra de ellas. Augusta, además, le tiene miedo a los caballos y ¿qué podría haber peor que eso para un McEntrie?

Claire Messud discusses her New York Times Best Book of 2006 with fellow novelist Valerie Martin. The Emperor's Children is a brilliant contemporary novel of manners that puts under a magnifying glass the flawed ambitions of three college friends on the verge of their 30s, trying to make a place for themselves in New York. To set the tone for this enticing discussion, actress Hope Davis reads an excerpt from the book.

Richard Gärtner, 78, ein körperlich und geistig gesunder Mann, will seit dem Tod seiner Frau nicht mehr weiterleben. Er verlangt nach einem Medikament, das ihn tötet. Ärzte, Juristen, Pfarrer, Ethiker, der Staat und die Gesellschaft zweifeln, ob sie ihm bei seinem Suizid helfen dürfen. Die Ethikkommission diskutiert den Fall. Ferdinand von Schirach verhandelt in seinem neuen Theaterstück das Sterben des Menschen. Und wie schon in seinem ersten Drama Terror müssen wir am Ende selbst ein Urteil fällen. Wem gehört unser Leben? Wer entscheidet über unseren Tod?

Hace unos años me rompí por completo. Tanto como para que tuvieran que atarme a la cama de un hospital psiquiátrico para evitar que pudiera hacerme daño. No tengo ni idea de cuándo empezó a formarse mi locura. A lo mejor nací genéticamente predispuesto. A lo mejor fui macerando una...

En este debut fascinante de dark fantasy, una mujer sin memoria lucha por sobrevivir en un mundo de necromancia y alquimia devastado por la guerra… y al hombre encargado de desenterrar los secretos más oscuros de su pasado. Tras una larga guerra, la nueva clase dirigente de Paladia, familias corruptas del gremio y nigromantes depravados, cuyos infames no muertos fueron clave para otorgarles la victoria, mantienen cautiva a Helena.

Er stand plötzlich vor der Tür. Blass, verfroren, mit unserem Namen auf den Lippen. Er sagt, er sei einer von uns. Jetzt sitzt er inmitten der Familie – und löst etwas aus, das wir lange begraben glaubten. Mit jedem Wort bröckelt das Bild, das wir so mühsam aufgebaut haben. Er stellt keine Vorwürfe. Nur Fragen. Doch die Antworten könnten alles zerstören, was von uns noch übrig ist. Lemire Castle, verschneit und abgelegen, war immer ein Ort des Schweigens. Drei Brüder, eine mächtige Großmutter – und ein Geheimnis, das niemand je aussprechen durfte.

Toppdomaren Bill Jakobsson hittas brutalt mördad efter en hetsig derbymatch. Kriminalkommissarie Ingela Forsman, gruppchef på Grova Brotts Södermalmsavdelning och kollegan Enzo Conti, får fallet på sina bord och dras in i en värld där gränsen mellan passion och våld sedan länge suddats ut. Jakten på sanningen leder dem till huliganmiljöer och korrupta maktspel där alla har något att dölja – men handlar mordet verkligen bara om domarbeslut på fotbollsplanen?

Raised in an orphanage, knowing only abuse, struggle, and isolation, Freckles makes his way from Chicago to the Limberlost Swamp in Indiana. There he finds kindness in Mr. McLean, who hires him to guard the prized timber lot from thieves and other dangers. Freckles begins to earn a reputation as loyal, hard-working, diligent, and strong. However, he still feels unworthy of love or genuine kindness due to his past - which he believes must have been shameful due to his abandonment and disfigurement.

Potente e emblemático, Lugar de negro traça um panorama sucinto de um dos problemas sociais mais candentes do nosso país. Passadas quatro décadas de sua publicação original, sua leitura permanece atual e obrigatória para entender as dinâmicas de raça e classe no Brasil. Lugar de negro reúne três textos de duas grandes referências nos estudos das relações entre desigualdade e raça—Lélia Gonzalez e Carlos Hasenbalg—sintetizando pontos centrais da questão racial brasileira.

Meistern Sie die Kunst der strategischen Achtsamkeit. Jade Hoffmann zeigt Ihnen in diesem Praxis-Leitfaden, wie Sie durch die gezielte Steuerung Ihres Bewusstseins mentale Festigkeit, Resilienz und souveräne Klarsicht in Hochdruckphasen gewinnen–für Führungskräfte, Pädagogen und alle, die Autonomie über ihre kognitiven Prozesse zurückerlangen wollen.

Those Who Endure by Martin Bissett is the powerful third installment that began with The Climb and deepened through Letting Go. Where The Climb explored ambition and ascent, and Letting Go examined release from fear and expectation, Those Who Endure confronts the fragile line between striving and survival.

En 1878 Elizabeth Downton es ya una solterona. Tiene treinta años y ninguna expectativa romántica. Aun así Elizabeth no es una mujer amargada, acepta el destino que le ha tocado y disfruta de las cosas sencillas de la vida. Elizabeth tiene un potente aliado en su hermano pequeño, Dexter, que es el único que la conoce realmente y con el que siempre puede ser ella misma.

Lisbeth Salander is a wanted woman. Two Millennium journalists about to expose the truth about sex trafficking in Sweden are murdered, and Salander's prints are on the weapon. Her history of unpredictable and vengeful behaviour makes her an official danger to society - but no-one can find her...

Kingsbridge, 1327. Quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre mystérieuse, dont le secret pourrait bien mettre en danger la couronne d'Angleterre. Leurs quatre destinées s’en trouveront changées.

Thorn might be the Greymane, but after the disastrous end of the last World Quest he is in no position to rule. Heading off with his friends to seek the cure to his curse, Thorn leaves Moon Wolf Citadel behind to search for the elusive World Tree. After arriving on the other side of Angoril, Thorn and his companions realize that all is not well on the Elven Isle and are forced to flee for their lives.