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Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 372 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares insights into such present-day issues as the role of technology in transforming humanity, the epidemic of false news, and the modern relevance of nations and religion.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
449 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style--thorough, yet riveting--famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Physical Desc
562 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Matae eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere,...
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