Plagues and Pandemics. Black Death, Coronaviruses and Other Killer Diseases Throughout History, Hardback - Douglas Boyd

Popular author Douglas Boyd provides a rich background to the multitude of plagues and pandemics that have beleaguered the history of humankind, hi...

Dr Richard Gunderman shows how disease has shaped the evolution of our species and, if we don't take the proper steps, may yet threaten our very ex...

In Brain Fever, the internationally renowned medical scientist, Richard Moxon FRS, shares his experiences of bacterial meningitis, a fearful and de...

New B-format paperback - The definitive history of the virulent and fatal plague outbreaks that wiped out half of London's populations from the med...

Highly topical - reveals the 100 (or so) most significant pandemics, plagues and epidemics in world history, from prehistory to Covid-19.Illustrati...

From the Black Death to Covid-19, pandemics have shaped and reshaped human society. Science and history can give us insight into two urgent questio...

After the guns fell silent in May 1945, the USSR resumed its clandestine warfare against the western democracies. Stalin installed secret police se...

A unique look at the extraordinary lives of the royal child brides of the Angevin Empire.

The first book of its kind, Agente tells the remarkable stories of some of the bravest and most dangerous women who ever lived.

Reducere. Pandemics can come in waves--like tidal waves. They change societies. They disrupt life. They end lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age...

Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4, 200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with...

When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1, 000 m...

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Mankind has always had a morbid fascination with poisonous plants; how their poisonous properties were discovered and developed will most likely be...

A unique account of the terrifying experience of incarceration and interrogation in an East German political prison, from which Boyd eventually esc...

A window into history through the lives of children through time, showing the clothes they wore, the food they ate, the games they played, and the ...

Rachel Douglas traces the genesis, transformation, and afterlives of the different versions of C. L. R. James's landmark The Black Jacobins across ...

The bubonic plague is a disease spread by fleas that live on rats. Outbreaks of the disease killed millions of people. Read this book to learn more...

A celebration of the horse and its role in warfare.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): M J TrowIllustration(s): 20 colour illustrationsNumbe...

Reducere. AIDS, Ebola, "mad cow disease, " "flesh-eating" viruses...Today's newspapers are full of articles about new plagues & viruses. Where do these new v...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of The Black Death, then keep reading... The Black Death was the first recorded pandemic...

A hard-hitting historical expose of the global diamond industry.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Tijl VannesteIllustration(s): 96 illustrationsN...

But what Archer doesn't know is that the killer is watching their every move - and he has his sights firmly set on her .

From one of America's greatest living crime writers, a razor-sharp collection of killer short stories, in a gorgeous hardback edition.Publisher: Fa...

The Black Death was the worst pandemic in recorded history. This book presents a major reevaluation of its immediate impact and longer-term consequ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): James BelichIllustration(s): 12 maps.Number of pages: 640Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 167 x 24...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of The Black Death, then keep reading...The Black Death was the first recorded pandemic in Europe a...

Explore the facts, myths, science, history, and more behind infectious diseases from around the world with this ultimate trivia collection that wil...

Reducere. Upon its original publication, Plagues and Peoples was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world ...

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Reducere. Plagues in World History provides a concise, comparative world history of catastrophic infectious diseases, including plague, smallpox, tuberculosi...

Explore the history behind the bubonic plague that left Europe reeling from one of the greatest losses in history The Black Death is the name most ...

This colourfully illustrated book, revised for 2019, recalls the history, the horrors, and the heroism encountered when The Black Death struck Brit...

DescriptionSeptember, 1592. "Kit, I know we have never been friends, but you are the only man in London to whom I can write. Someone is trying to k...

The Black Death in London

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Reducere. In this fresh approach to the history of the Black Death, John Hatcher, a world-renowned scholar of the Middle Ages, recreates everyday life in a m...

Reducere. ``Portrays epidemiologists as disease detectives who tirelessly hunt for clues and excel at deductive reasoning. Even Sherlock Holmes would be prou...

Reducere. A noted medical historian places recent outbreaks of deadly diseases in historical perspective, with accounts of other alarming and recurring disea...

Reducere. From the comedian who brought you Stella and The State, Michael Ian Black delivers a collection of irreverent essays that say the kinds of things y...

Reducere. This series provides texts central to medieval studies courses and focuses upon the diverse cultural, social and political conditions that affected...