Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
By: Lydia Kang
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and…
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1. NPR American Chronicles: Women's Equality
By: National Public Radio , Susan Stamberg
4.73
Format: None pages, Audiobook
NPR explores the issues, struggles, and triumphs of the American women's movement, from early pione… read more
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2. Blood and Guts A History of Surgery by Hollingham, Richard
By: Richard Hollingham
3.91
Format: 318 pages,
Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host … read more
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3. Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science
By: Richard Preston
4.01
Format: 448 pages,
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4. A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
By: Neil Bradbury
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant blend of science and crime, 'A TASTE FOR POISON' reveals how eleven notorious poisons a… read more
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"Sometimes what makes things toxic is exactly what allows them to be used for good."-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
"Rather than throw the white arsenic away, it was realised that money could be made by selling the substance as a poison to get rid of all kinds of vermin, including cockroaches, rats, stray animals -…"-Neil Bradbury, A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them
5. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
6. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
By: Erika Engelhaupt
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more
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"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
7. The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
By: Douglas Preston
3.81
Format: 299 pages, Hardcover
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God , presents jaw-droppi… read more
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8. The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
By: Sam Kean
4.00
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science Fr… read more
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"Many people agreed with one executive who sneered that [Thomas] Edison had a vacuum where his conscience ought to be."-Sam Kean, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
"A rival politician countered that he too supported the dissection of those who were sucking the public teat dry. He proposed starting with the royal family."-Sam Kean, The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
9. Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health
By: Anupam B. Jena
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Does timing, circumstance, or luck impact your health care? This groundbreaking book reveals the hi… read more
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10. Lay Them to Rest: On the Road with the Cold Case Investigators Who Identify the Nameless
By: Laurah Norton
3.87
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating deep dive into the dark world of forensic science as experts team up to solve the ide… read more
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11. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases
By: Lydia Kang
4.14
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A very timely history of disease outbreaks, from the authors of Quackery: stories of outbreaks (and… read more
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12. Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
By: Greg Melville
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A lively tour through the history of US cemeteries that explores how, where, and why we bury our de… read more
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"Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it."-Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
13. Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America
By: Therese Oneill
3.72
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A quippy and irreverent collection of illustrated profiles of the great American women who weren’t … read more
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"[A woman] takes up just the right amount of space. Small is best. You need to prove yourself worthy of the molecules you displace, madam."-Therese Oneill, Unbecoming a Lady: The Forgotten Sluts and Shrews Who Shaped America
14. The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
By: Thomas Morris
3.79
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A mysterious epidemic of dental explosions, A teenage boy who got his wick stuck in a candlestick … read more
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15. Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
By: Bethany Brookshire
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats t… read more
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16. The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses
By: Guy Leschziner
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In The Man Who Tasted Words, neurologist Guy Leschziner leads readers through the five senses and h… read more
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"[...] the absence of sensation can be devastating. But an absence of pain – the loudest of our sensations – sounds like a blessing, not a curse. Pain screams its way into our consciousness, blotting …"-Guy Leschziner, The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses
17. Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
By: Richard Preston
4.42
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The 2013–2014 Ebola epidemic was the deadliest ever—but the outbreaks continue. Now comes a grippin… read more
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"There's not a lot of value in preparing for a war, because what happens in a war is unpredictable. But there is a lot of value in preparing for an outbreak, because what happens in an outbreak is pre…"-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
"By now, the warriors who stand at the gates of the virosphere understand that they face a long struggle against formidable enemies. Many of their weapons will fail, but some will begin to work. The h…"-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
"The Ebola war wasn't won with modern medicine. It was a medieval war, and it went down as a brutal engagement between ordinary people and a life form that was trying to use the human body as a means …"-Richard Preston, Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come
18. The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of Obsession
By: Kate Summerscale
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, … read more
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19. Spare Parts: The Story of Medicine Through the History of Transplant Surgery
By: Paul Craddock
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Why did eighteenth-century dentists buy the live teeth of poor children?And what role did a sausage… read more
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20. Clay and Bones: My Life as an FBI Forensic Artist
By: Lisa G. Bailey
3.75
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
Told with unflinching honesty and a touch of gallows humor, Clay and Bones is the personal memoir o… read more
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21. The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization
By: Nicholas P. Money
3.64
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The great Victorian biologist Thomas Huxley once wrote, -I know of no familiar substance forming pa… read more
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