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  Clean by James Hamblin - key...

  American Classics

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  The audiobook summary of "Clean" by David Sheff offers a comprehensive look into the complex and often misunderstood world of addiction. This book stands out as a significant exploration of addiction as a health problem, rather than a criminal issue. Sheff, drawing from his personal experience as a parent of an addict, presents a deeply empathetic and informed perspective on this public health crisis. 
  In "Clean," Sheff argues for a paradigm shift in how we view and treat addiction. He stresses that addiction should be approached with the rigor of medicine, advocating for evidence-based treatment. The book underlines the importance of understanding addiction as a disease that causes actual anatomical alterations in the brain, leading to cognitive deficits and other symptoms. Sheff's approach is rooted in the belief that behavioral choices contribute to many illnesses, similar to how choices in diet contribute to diseases like diabetes. 
  The audiobook delves into various aspects of addiction, from prevention and early use to treatment and maintaining sobriety. Sheff critically examines the war on drugs, deeming it a failure and calling for more effective strategies to combat the epidemic of substance abuse. The book also highlights the genetic component of addiction, the impact of mental illness and poverty as risk factors, and the particular vulnerability of adolescents. 
  "Clean" is not just a book for those directly affected by addiction but is an essential read for anyone looking to understand one of America's most pressing social issues. This audiobook summary presents the key takeaways from Sheff's work in a concise format, providing practical information and insights into the nature of addiction and recovery. Whether you've previously read "Clean" or are new to Sheff's work, this audiobook offers valuable perspectives and lessons that can be applied to understand and address the challenge of addiction

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  Future Hype - The Myths of...

  Bob Seidensticker

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  This fascinating look at innovations past and present—and our sometimes mistaken beliefs about them—“puts technological change into historical perspective” (Henry Petroski, author of The Evolution of Useful Things).   Everyone knows that today’s rate of technological change is unprecedented. With breakthroughs from the Internet to cell phones to digital music and pictures, everyone knows that the social impact of technology has never been as profound or overwhelming. But how much is truth and how much is hype?  Future Hype surveys the past few hundred years to show that many of the technologies we now take for granted transformed society in far more dramatic ways than more recent developments so often touted as unparalleled and historic. In this thoughtful book, Bob Seidensticker exposes the hidden costs of technology—and helps both consumers and businesses take a shrewder position when the next “essential” innovation is trotted out.

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  Undercover Epicenter Nurse - How...

  RN Erin Marie Olszewski BSN, J....

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  Army combat veteran and registered nurse Erin Olszewski's most deeply held values were put to the test when she arrived as a travel nurse at Elmhurst Hospital in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic. After serving in Iraq, she was back on the front lines—and this time, she found, the situation was even worse. Rooms were filthy, nurses were lax with sanitation measures, and hospital-acquired cases of COVID-19 were spreading like wildfire. Worse, people who had tested negative multiple times for COVID-19 were being labeled as COVID-confirmed and put on COVID-only floors. Put on ventilators and drugged up with sedatives, these patients quickly deteriorated—even though they did not have coronavirus when they checked in. Erin wasn't about to stand by and let her patients keep dying on her watch, but she knew that if she told the truth, people wouldn't believe her. She began to share what she found on social media. Unsurprisingly, she was fired for it. Now, Erin is standing up to tell the whole horrifying story of what happened inside Elmhurst Hospital to demand justice for those who fell victim to the hospital's greed. Not only must the staff be held accountable for their unethical actions; but also, this kind of corruption must be destroyed so that future Americans are not put at risks.

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  The Curious History of the Heart...

  Vincent M. Figueredo

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  For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart—not the brain—was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on the purpose of the heart have transformed. Modern medicine and science dismissed what was once the king of the organs as a mere blood pump subservient to the brain, yet the heart remains a potent symbol of love and health and an important part of our cultural iconography.This book traces the evolution of our understanding of the heart from the dawn of civilization to the present. Vincent M. Figueredo—an accomplished cardiologist and expert on the history of the human heart—explores the role and significance of the heart in art, culture, religion, philosophy, and science across time and place. He examines how the heart really works, its many meanings in our emotional and daily lives, and what cutting-edge science is teaching us about this remarkable organ. Figueredo considers the science of heart disease, recent advancements in heart therapies, and what the future may hold. He highlights the emerging field of neurocardiology, which has found evidence of a "heart-brain connection" in mental and physical health, suggesting that ancient views hold more truth than moderns suspect.

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  Comet

  Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

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  Comet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. 
   
  Were the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why. 
   
  Introductory music from the original score for COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey composed by Alan Silvestri, used with permission from Cosmos Studios, Inc. and Chappers Music. All rights reserved. Special thanks to Fuzzy Planets, Inc.

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  Circular Health - Empowering the...

  Ilaria Capua, Brian Conover,...

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  The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated our fragility as a species. Humanity was attacked by a previously unknown virus that spread very rapidly, thanks to a speed of population mobility never before seen in human history. It succeeded in creating the complete upset of the global socio-economic system. Such an event gives us an important stimulus to re-evaluate health in the context of a circular system that encompasses humans and the environment in which we live. The key challenge we face is the discovery of novel paths to crisis resolution. Can we abandon the often cherished but now rather obsolete tendency to specialize in a restricted subject area? Can we rediscover the ability to become permeable to ideas that reach us from other disciplines and embrace a thinking-out-of-the-box approach? This book encourages the listener to consider this challenge via the telling of stories, both great and small. Stories that, although sometimes overlooked, have defined the course of our history and thus open the door to a new pathway of  progress. In some ways, COVID-19 may have shown the direction nature expects us to take. Ilaria Capua suggests to us that, today more than ever, we are the responsible actors in the circle of life, guardians of our planet and defenders of its health. As one entity of circular nature.

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