The Alcoholic Republic: An American Tradition by Oxford University Press, USA $19.95
"Rorabaugh has written a well thought out and intriguing social history of America's great alcoholic binge that occurred between 1790 and 1830, what he terms 'a key formative period' in our history....A pioneering work that illuminates a part of our heritage that can no longer be neglected in future studies of America's social fabric. A bold and frequently illuminating attempt to investigate the...
The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic by W. W. Norton & Company $15.95
"A stirring tale of survival, thanks to man's best friend . . . reflects a transcendent understanding and impeccable research."—Seattle TimesIn 1925, a deadly diphtheria epidemic swept through icebound Nome, Alaska. The life-saving serum was a thousand miles away, and a blizzard was brewing. Airplanes could not fly in such conditions: only the dogs could do it. Racing against death, twenty dog...
What a Young Woman Ought to Know by General Books LLC $20.12
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Sex instruction for girls; Sex instruction for women; Sexual ethics; Family
Preventable Diseases by General Books LLC $28.11
The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Medicine, Preventive; Communicable diseases; Hygiene; Preventive Medicine; Medicine; Health; Health
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by Penguin Books $17.00
At the height of WWI, history’s most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first...
The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story by Anchor $15.00
A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this exotic "hot" virus. The Hot Zone tells this dramatic story, giving a hair-raising account of theappearance of...
A Planet of Viruses by University Of Chicago Press $20.00
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We are most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases, including one disorder that makes people sprout branch-like growths as if they were trees. Viruses have been a part of our lives for so long, in fact, that we are...
Wart Removal And Facts You Should Know by Natarajan S
Important Facts About Wart Removal And Wart Treatment. There Are Many Types Of Warts Such As genital Warts, Plantar Warts And More That Are Covered In This Informative Guide.Chapter 1: What Are Warts?Chapter 2: The Causes Of WartsChapter 3: The Most Common Types Of WartsChapter 4: The Difference Between A Wart And A MoleChapter 5: The Dangers Of Buying Unknown Wart Removal Products OnlineChapter...
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Riverhead Trade $15.00
A National Bestseller, a New York Times Notable Book, and an Entertainment Weekly Best Book of the Year It's the summer of 1854, and London is just emerging as one of the first modern cities in the world. But lacking the infrastructure-garbage removal, clean water, sewers-necessary to support its rapidly expanding population, the city has become the perfect breeding ground for a terrifying...