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The plague cycle : the unending war between humanity and infectious disease / by Kenny, Charles,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.For four thousand years, the size and vitality of cities, economies, and empires were heavily determined by infection. Striking humanity in waves, the cycle of plagues set the tempo of civilizational growth and decline, since common response to the threat was exclusion-quarantining the sick or keeping them out. But the unprecedented hygiene and medical revolutions of the past two centuries have allowed humanity to free itself from the hold of epidemic cycles-resulting in an urbanized, globalized, and unimaginably wealthy world. However, our development has lately become precarious. Climate and population fluctuations and aspects of our prosperity such as global trade have left us more vulnerable than ever to newly emerging plagues. Greater global cooperation toward sustainable health is urgently required-such as the international efforts to harvest a Covid-19 vaccine-with millions of lives and trillions of dollars at stake. Written as colorful history, The Plague Cycle reveals the relationship between civilization, globalization, prosperity, and infectious disease over the past five millennia. It harnesses history, economics, and public health, and charts humanity's remarkable progress, providing a fascinating and timely look at the cyclical nature of infectious disease.

Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease); Communicable diseases; Public health; Globalization;

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Victorian psycho : a novel / by Feito, Virginia,author.;

"In Grim Wolds, England, Winifred Notty takes on the role of governess at Ensor House, where she must navigate the twisted dynamics of the dysfunctional Pounds family while suppressing her own violent past; as Christmas approaches, she plans sinister gifts for her charges, revealing her true nature"--

Subjects: Historical fiction.; Black humor.; Gothic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Dysfunctional families; Gifts; Governesses; Upper class;

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The complete folk herbal : an illustrated guide to natural remedies and everyday healing / by Beyer, Rebecca,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The Complete Folk Herbal is a comprehensive guide to wildcrafting and herbal folklore and includes the healing medicinal properties of approximately 100 wild plants, including herbs, fruits, and flowers. Expert forager and wildcrafting teacher Rebecca Beyer takes you on a deep dive into the history of wildcrafting and herbal remedies, ethical ways to forage, and best safety practices when working with wild herbs. She helps you feel confident and calm when working with herbs, including how to make various forms of holistic natural medicine and use it effectively to alleviate minor ailments and maladies. Each entry of the nearly 100 herbs that are mentioned in this book includes its origin information, its physical appearance, notes on how to ethically harvest the plant and safety information, traditional uses, modern uses, and medicinal preparations and recipes."--

Subjects: Herbs; Flowers; Herbals.; Alternative medicine.;

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Private Peaceful [videorecording] / by Beaujeu, Guy de,producer.; De la Tour, Frances,1944-; Dixon, Humphrey,film editor.; Griffiths, Richard,1947-2013,actor.; Lynch, John,1961-; Mackey, George,actor.; Morpurgo, Michael.Private peaceful.Videorecording.; O'Connell, Jack,actor.; O'Connor, Pat,1943-; Peake, Maxine,actor.; Portman, Rachel,composer.; Reade, Simon,screenwriter,producer.; Roach, Alexandra,1987-; Zielinski, Jerzy,1950-; BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; British Broadcasting Corporation.; Fluidity Films,producer.; Peppermint Pictures,producer.; Poonamallee Productions,producer.; Warner Bros. Entertainment.; Warner Home Video (Firm);

Music Rachel Portman ; director of photography, Jerzy Zielinski ; film editor, Humphrey Dixon.George MacKay, Jack O'Connell, Alexandra Roach, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, John Lynch, Maxine Peake.The story of the unbreakable bond between two brothers from their childhood in rural Devon to the battlefields of the First World War. When young Tommo Peaceful ... volunteers to fight, his protective older brother Charles ... follows him to Flanders. But it is here that both experience the brutal nature of war, far removed from family life and their rivalry for the love of Molly Monks.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; Dolby Digital stereo, 5.1, DTS surround sound; 16:9 widescreen format.

Subjects: Brothers; Coming-of-age films.; Cowardice; Feature films.; Historical films.; Single-parent families; Soldiers; War films.; Working class; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918;

© c2015., BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. ; Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video,

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The Ministry of Time A Novel [electronic resource] : by Bradley, Kaliane.aut; cloudLibrary;

“This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitan • “Witty, sexy escapist fiction [that] packs a substantial punch...It’s a smart, gripping work that’s also a feast for the senses...Fresh and thrilling.” —Los Angeles Times • “Electric...I loved every second.” —Emily Henry A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future. An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.

Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Time Travel; Time Travel;

© 2024., Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster,

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A sinister revenge / by Raybourn, Deanna,author.;

"Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica's natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse. But when Veronica shows up before him with his brother, Tiberius, Lord Templeton-Vane, he is lured back home by an intriguing job offer: preparing an iguanodon for a very special dinner party. Tiberius has received a cryptic message--along with the obituaries of two recently deceased members of his old group of friends, the Seven Sinners--that he too should get his affairs in order. Realizing he is in grave danger but not knowing why, he plans a reunion party for the remaining Sinners at his family estate to lure the killer out while Veronica and Stoker investigate. As the guests arrive and settle in, the evening's events turn deadly. More clues come to light, leading Veronica, Stoker, and Tiberius to uncover a shared past among the Sinners that has led to the fatal present. But the truth might be far more sinister than what they were prepared for"--

Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Speedwell, Veronica; Murder; Revenge; Serial murderers;

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Kensington Market [videorecording] : heart of the city / by Clarfield, Stuart,screenwriter,film director.; Mission Media Enterprises,film distributor.;

A feature documentary that tells the story of the many generations of immigrants who have made Kensington home for over 150 years, explores the personalities in the market today, and observes the forces that are threatening the market's survival. Today, Kensington Market is a delightfully human and colorful alternative to the skyscraper draped Toronto metropolis that is shooting up around it. Through numerous incarnations, the market has managed to hold onto its unique, eclectic charm and its free-spirited nature.E.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD.

Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; Ethnic neighborhoods; Emigration and immigration; City and town life; Eccentrics and eccentricities;

For private home use only.

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Get away [videorecording] / by Bea, Aisling,1984-actor.; Croft, Sebastian,actor.; Frost, Nick,1972-actor,screenwriter.; Haars, Steffen,film director.; AMC Studios,publisher.;

Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft.The Smith family's much-needed vacation to the remote Swedish island of Svalta takes a dark turn when they arrive during preparations for a mysterious local festival that celebrates a dark history. Unsettled by the unfriendly locals and strange rituals, they try to make the best of their trip, stubbornly enjoying the island's isolation and natural beauty. However, as the festival looms closer, the family realizes something far more sinister is unfolding especially when they discover that a serial killer is on the loose.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.

Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Comedy films.; Dark comedy films.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Festivals; Islands; Serial murders; Serial murderers; Families; Family vacations;

For private home use only.

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Field study : meditations on a year at the herbarium / by Humphreys, Helen,1961-author.;

Includes bibliographical references."Award-winning poet and novelist Helen Humphreys returns to her series of nature meditations in this gorgeously written and illustrated book that takes a deep look at the forgotten world of herbariums and the people who amassed collections of plant specimens in the 19th and 20th centuries. From Emily Dickinson's and Henry David Thoreau's collections to the amateur naturalists whose names are forgotten but whose collections still grace our world, herbariums are the records of the often-humble plants that are still with us and those that are lost. Over the course of a year, Humphreys considers life and loss and the importance of finding solace in nature."--

Subjects: Herbaria.; Herbaria; Botany.;

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The Ministry of Time A Novel [electronic resource] : by Bradley, Kaliane.aut; Weightman, George.nrt; Leung, Katie.nrt; cloudLibrary;

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitan • “Witty, sexy escapist fiction [that] packs a substantial punch...Fresh and thrilling.” —Los Angeles Times • “Electric...I loved every second.” —Emily Henry “Utterly winning...Imagine if The Time Traveler’s Wife had an affair with A Gentleman in Moscow...Readers, I envy you: There’s a smart, witty novel in your future.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future. An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.

Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Time Travel; Time Travel;

© 2024., Simon & Schuster,

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