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  Vaccines - A Graphic History

  Paige V. Polinsky

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  Vaccines have been used to safely introduce people's bodies to diseases for centuries, and they save millions of lives each year. By giving people a weakened or dead version of a disease, a vaccine allows the body to develop antibodies which recognize and fight the disease later on.
  
  Early vaccinations used dry scabs from smallpox to promote smallpox immunity. Doctors and scientists across nations took and improved the method, developing vaccines for health crises from whooping cough to polio to COVID-19. This graphic history features famous cases and current challenges, including the time frame for creating a new vaccine.

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  Trial of Lotta Rae The: The...

  Siobhann MacGowan

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  Halloween night, 1906. Lotta Rae is attacked by a well off honorable man and valiantly takes him to preliminary close by her lawyer, William. 
  Be that as it may, the decision is destroying, the results impossible. At the point when Lotta finds she has been sold out, she promises to convey her own equity. 
  Once more, after twelve years, William and Lotta meet: this evening, their last retribution. 
  The day in court is finished. Be that as it may, this evening he will hear her declaration. 
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  'A masterclass in narrating' - Donal Ryan 
  'Totally engrossing and clearly understood' - Irish Free 
  'A captivating show' - Best 
  'A broad, disastrous journey for equity' - Fiona Looney 
  'A story told with such unpropitious magnificence. Lotta will remain with me everlastingly' - Chas Newkey-Weight 
  'Winds around authentic truth with a drawing in and page-turning plot' - Sinead Moriarty 
  'This is a plunk down-and-don't outfit until-you've-completed read' - Belfast Broadcast 
  'A splendid story' - Sunday Business Post

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  If I were The Devil 2030 -...

  Joseph William Dopp

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  In 1965, Paul Harvey, a voice resonant with prophetic insight, delivered a broadcast that would echo through the decades. His "If I Were the Devil" was not merely a monologue but a chilling foresight, a catalog of malevolence that seemed to unspool the very fabric of the future. Here, listed, are the stratagems he attributed to the devil himself:Promote discord and discontentUndermine family structuresEncourage selfishness and materialismErode faith and spiritualityPromote moral relativismEncourage trust in government over self-relianceFoster dependency on state welfareUndermine educational standardsPromote the normalization of addictions 
  Ah, but let us now turn the page to a more... current narrative. I am Master Fewnu, and let me be perfectly clear: any resemblance my moniker bears to worldly institutions is purely coincidental, whimsically serendipitous, you might say. I find myself in a peculiar era, the year 2030, where my machinations have woven themselves into the very tapestry of human society. And, oh, how delightfully easy it was! 
  Humans, those endearingly gullible creatures, have outdone themselves in paving the way for my reign. The beauty of my plan lies in its simplicity: convince humanity that they are progressing, all while they dance like marionettes to the discordant symphony I conduct. And dance they do, with a fervor that borders on the comical. 
  Let us indulge in a bit of self-adulation, shall we? After all, it's not pride if it's deserved. My strategy was a masterpiece of deception and manipulation, a veritable feast of folly. With every step they took away from unity, from the sanctity of the family, from the very essence of their faith and moral compass, they stepped closer to me...

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  Alexander's Bridge

  Willa Cather

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  ""Alexander's Bridge" is the first novel by the American author Willa Cather. It was initially published in 1912 and later re-released with an author's preface in 1922. The novel also ran as a serial in McClure's magazine, providing Cather with some free time from her work for that publication1.    Here's a brief summary of the novel:    Plot Introduction:  The protagonist, Bartley Alexander, is a construction engineer and a world-renowned builder of bridges.  Bartley is undergoing a mid-life crisis and is married to Winifred.  Despite his marriage, Bartley resumes his acquaintance with a former lover, Hilda Burgoyne, in London.  The affair gnaws at Bartley's sense of propriety and honor.  Plot Summary:  Professor Lucius Wilson arrives at the Alexanders' house in Boston. Bartley had persuaded him to attend a Congress of Psychologists in the city.  Bartley's wife, Winifred, greets Professor Wilson.  Bartley discusses his trouble with a bridge in Canada.  Bartley's relationship with Hilda becomes a central conflict.  The novel takes a tragic turn when Bartley is called to inspect the failing bridge in Canada.  While on the bridge, he realizes its structural integrity is compromised, but it collapses before he can prevent disaster.  Bartley dies along with many workers.  The aftermath involves Winifred making arrangements for her husband's corpse, and Professor Wilson reflecting on the consequences of Bartley's actions.  "Alexander's Bridge" explores themes of love, ambition, and the impact of choices. Cather's portrayal of human connections and their fragility resonates throughout the novel."

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  Winging It

  Megan Wagner Lloyd

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  From the Eisner-nominated creators of instant bestsellers Allergic and Squished comes a charming audiobook about family, friendship, and self-discovery!Twelve-year-old Luna never wanted to move from California to Virginia, even if it is near historic Washington, DC, and no matter how excited her dad is to introduce her to the area where her late mother grew up. And she definitely doesn't want to live with a very formal grandmother she barely knows. But during a visit to the National Museum of Natural History, the rarely seen luna moth for which Luna was named sparks her curiosity. Using her mother's old naturalist notebooks as a guide, Luna, who has always preferred the indoors, endeavors to see a real luna moth with her own eyes. Learning more about nature just might help her make a new friend, figure out how to feel at home in her new life, and understand the mother she never got the chance to know.Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have again teamed up to tell a charming and funny story of family, friendship, adventure, and appreciating all life has to offer.

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  Parallel universes

  Ashok Jahagirdar

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  In Parallel Universes, an extraordinary love story unfolds across time and space. When Sonia , an architect in New York and Neil a cafe owner in San Francisco, connecting to each other over a mysterious link to the cosmos, begin experiencing each other’s emotions and memories despite living in separate cities—and worlds—they are drawn into a bond beyond logic. As they delve into the enigma of their connection, they discover the existence of parallel realities where they live as star-crossed lovers, never meant to meet. Driven by a love that defies dimensions, they must navigate shifting timelines and cosmic forces determined to keep them apart. Can they find a way to cross into each other’s world, or .... ?  Listen to this audio book to find the answer.

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