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  The Remedy - Robert Koch Arthur...

  Thomas Goetz

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  The riveting history of tuberculosis, the world' s most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science. In 1875, tuberculosis was the deadliest disease in the world, accountable for a third of all deaths. A diagnosis of TB-- often called consumption-- was a death sentence. Then, in triumph of medical science, a German doctor named Robert Koch deployed an unprecedented scientific rigor to discover the bacteria that caused TB. Koch soon embarked on a remedy-- a remedy that would be his undoing. When Koch announced his cure for consumption, Arthur Conan Doyle, then a small-town doctor in England and sometime writer, went to Berlin to cover the event. Touring the ward of reportedly cured patients, he was horrified. Koch' s " remedy" was either sloppy science or outright fraud. But to a world desperate for relief, Koch' s remedy wasn' t so easily dismissed. As Europe' s consumptives descended upon Berlin, Koch urgently tried to prove his case. Conan Doyle, meanwhile, returned to England determined to abandon medicine in favor of writing. In particular, he turned to a character inspired by the very scientific methods that Koch had formulated: Sherlock Holmes. Capturing the moment when mystery and magic began to yield to science, The Remedy chronicles the stunning story of how the germ theory of disease became a true fact, how two men of ambition were emboldened to reach for something more, and how scientific discoveries evolve into social truths.

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  Marine Pollution - What Everyone...

  Judith S. Weis

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  For millennia, human societies have viewed the ocean as a dumping ground for waste products of all kinds. The sources of marine pollution are extensive, including oil spills, sewage, fertilizers, pesticides, industrial wastes, heavy metals, ocean acidification, plastics, and even invasive species, considered biological pollution. Yet, the solutions are not as clear. 
   
  Updated to reflect recent research, this book discusses the sources of marine pollutants, their effects on marine organisms and humans, and how to reduce or eliminate them. Weis covers the aftermath of oil spills in addition to "emerging" topics like flame retardants, pharmaceuticals, noise pollution, and PFAS. A new chapter examines the prevalence of microplastics and how they rise through the food chain into human beings, along with their associated toxic chemicals. Additional chapters address the deadly effects of climate change in the ocean but also focus on actions that all people can take, citing recent environmental improvements as a cause for hope.

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  Unsettling - Surviving...

  Elizabeth Weinberg

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  The time has come to reimagine our relationship to the environment before it is too late.As wildfires char the American West, extreme weather transforms landscapes, glaciers retreat, and climate zones shift, we are undeniably experiencing the effects of the climate crisis in more and more destructive ways. Climate change is impacting every inhabited region of the world, but there is much we can still do.Unsettling explores human impacts on the environment through science, popular culture, personal narrative, and landscape. Using the stories of animals, landscapes, and people who have exhibited resilience in the face of persistent colonization across the North American continent, science writer Elizabeth Weinberg explores how climate change is a direct result of white supremacy, colonialism, sexism, and heteronormativity. Travel through the deep sea; along Louisiana’s vanishing bayous; down the Colorado, Mississippi, and Potomac rivers; and over the Cascade Mountains, and examine how we as humans, particularly white humans, have drawn a stark line between human and animal, culture and nature, in order to exploit anything and anyone we find useful. With gorgeous and pointed prose, Weinberg weaves together science, personal essay, history, and pop culture to propose a new way of thinking about climate change—one that is rooted in queerness and antiracism.

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  Understanding Nanotechnology I

  Deborah G. Sauder

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  In Elemental Matters, Professor Deborah Sauder leads a comprehensive overview of chemistry, a subject that influences every aspect of daily life. Kicking off the lecture series with a revealing look at one of the planet's most vital chemicals-water-Sauder then delves into the basics of molecular structure and chemical reactions. The course concludes with an eye-opening glimpse of 21st-century applications such as nanotechnology and energy alternatives.

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  The Adventures of Odysseus and...

  Padraic Colum

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  "The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy is a captivating retelling of the ancient Greek epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Written by Padraic Colum, this book brings to life the heroic adventures of Odysseus, the clever and resourceful Greek hero, as he faces mythical creatures, gods, and treacherous seas.    In this collection, you'll find thrilling tales of Odysseus's journey home after the Trojan War, his encounters with the Cyclops, the Sirens, and the enchantress Circe, and his ultimate return to Ithaka. Alongside these adventures, you'll also hear the tragic tale of Troy, the city besieged by the Greeks, and the legendary beauty of Helen that sparked the war."

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  No Secrets in a Small Town -...

  AJ Yusuf MD

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  A young physician finishes residency and begins practice in a small rural town. 
  Early in his career as an attending, a death certificate lands on his desk. 
  It looks ordinary—boxes, signatures, causes of death. But the name on the page is someone he knew. Someone whose story had unfolded in exam rooms and hospital hallways. With one signature, he acknowledges a life that has ended. 
  Medicine had trained him to diagnose and treat. 
  It had not prepared him for the weight of finality. 
  That moment stayed. 
  Through emergency department nights, nursing home rounds, leadership struggles, insurance barriers, staffing shortages, and quiet home visits at the end of life, he began to write—not from theory, but from experience. 
  Readers responded. Patients saw what happens behind the curtain. Clinicians recognized their own unspoken burdens. Medical learners encountered lessons not found in science textbooks. 
  No Secrets in a Small Town grows from that first signature. 
  Told through the mind of a rural doctor, it reflects on trust, professionalism, stewardship, burnout, and the moral responsibility of caring for neighbors in a place where medicine is personal. 
  In a small town, every decision carries a name. 
  And nothing is anonymous.

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