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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

AUTHOR Green, John; Green, John
PUBLISHER Listening Library (07/08/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Audio (Compact Disc)

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Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! - #1 Washington Post bestseller! - #1 Indie Bestseller! - USA Today Bestseller!John Green, acclaimed author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. "The real magic of Green's writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word." -The Associated Press?Told with the intelligence, wit, and tragedy that have become hallmarks of the author's work.... This is the story of us." -Slate"Earnest and empathetic." -The New York TimesTuberculosis has been entwined with hu-manity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John be-came fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequi-ties that allow this curable, preventable infec-tious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world--and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.

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ISBN-13: 9798217287963
Binding: CD-Audio (CD Standard Audio Format)
Content Language: English
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Carton Quantity: 100
Product Dimensions: 5.80 x 0.60 x 5.60 inches
Weight: 0.39 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Unabridged
Country of Origin: US
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Social Science | Disease & Health Issues
Social Science | History
Social Science | Infectious Diseases
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Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! - #1 Washington Post bestseller! - #1 Indie Bestseller! - USA Today Bestseller!John Green, acclaimed author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. "The real magic of Green's writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word." -The Associated Press?Told with the intelligence, wit, and tragedy that have become hallmarks of the author's work.... This is the story of us." -Slate"Earnest and empathetic." -The New York TimesTuberculosis has been entwined with hu-manity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John be-came fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequi-ties that allow this curable, preventable infec-tious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry's story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world--and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.

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