The Coming Plague

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

Bingo #3! #bookspinbingo

This may be it. We‘ll see if I delve into a couple short owned books or get wrapped up in library/ebooks.

TheAromaofBooks

TheYankeeIrregular What is bookspinbingo? 4y

Hooked_on_books @TheYankeeIrregular It is the brainchild of @TheAromaofBooks . You stack or list 20-25 books and each month she picks numbers and sets them into a bingo board. Then you put your selected books in the corresponding spaces (with free spaces if you chose 20) and try to get bingos. It‘s a fun way to try to reduce your number of unread books or encourage yourself to read different books. 4y

TheAromaofBooks @TheYankeeIrregular - Anyone is welcome to join!! If you're interested, more details can be found on my master post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 Feel free to ask questions but @Hooked_on_Books did a great job summarizing the basics!!! 4y

TheYankeeIrregular Thank you! Sounds like fun. I'll try it. 4y

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Hooked_on_books

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

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This chunk of a book weaves together hard science with narrative to tell the story of recent epidemics, how they were approached, and how our behaviors as individuals and society impact our interactions with microbes. It‘s outstanding but dense and required a reading schedule for me to finish, as it‘s daunting. I first read 1/2 this book over 20 years ago and finally returned and read the whole thing. I feel accomplished!

Lindy 👏👏👏 4y

MaureenMc 🎉 4y

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Hooked_on_books

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

This determination was made as the result of a “war games” evaluating a pandemic scenario at a major infectious diseases conference. In 1989. So glad we learned from that. 😑

GingerAntics 🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️ 4y

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Hooked_on_books

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

“All in all, it was a clever design that caught on immediately, despite a widespread hue and cry about the immorality of such a device. It was said that tampon insertion stimulated the female excitatory nerves, prompting wanton masturbation.”

Nope, can‘t say I‘ve ever experienced that “side effect!” 🙄

BarbaraBB Haha no. You‘d have thought a man wrote this 😂 4y

Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB In the larger context in the book, I‘m pretty sure the author is poking fun at the men who thought this. Men have come up with some pretty stupid things about women over the years! 4y

Megabooks Lol. No. Some men have no understanding of women. Eff the patriarchy!! 4y

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MicheleinPhilly 😂😂😂 4y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego 🙄 4y

GingerAntics Wow, they think that excites us? Seriously? No wonder some men really suck in bed. They‘re taking the tampon approach. 🤦🏼‍♀️ what @Megabooks and @Hooked_on_books said. Wow, the stupidity really is shocking sometimes. 4y

CarolynM Really? Some people's ideas of morality are just plain weird. And as for the idea that using a tampon is enjoyable... [shakes head] unbelievable! 4y

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

Pertinent reading.

Andrew65 I think we‘ll all be able to write the sequel soon! 5y

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BabyDarthVader

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

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An oldie but goodie about emerging diseases. Super timely.

BarbaraTheBibliophage

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

Just when I didn‘t think I could possibly be more anxious about COVID-19, Kindle books about pandemics go on Daily Deal. Sure, I bought them!

LiteraryinPA I‘m so anxious too, Barbara! It‘s really scary. 5y

Amiable I‘ve been obsessed with pandemics for years—even before this one! 😬 5y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @LiteraryinLititz I agree. 5y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Amiable Me too. I should have already read these ... 5y

Amiable @BarbaraTheBibliophage I have read the second one already. I also just ordered another one about the 1918 pandemic:

Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World

Crazeedi This one is really good too

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Amiable @Crazeedi Adding both of those to my TBR 5y

Amiable @Crazeedi That John Barry book is one of my all-time favorite books about pandemics. 5y

Crazeedi @Amiable I agree! 5y

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AnnaK

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

Loving this book so much so far, and the little prince likes it as an eye mask

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

There are a lot of problematic things in this, but I for sure would‘ve died of the great influenza if I had to avoid libraries with old books 😅

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

When you get a little break from mommy duties, you read about plagues, risk a terrible stomach day with a cup of coffee 😅, and listen to the Sigur Ros Pandora station. #KillingIt 😂😂😂

Cathythoughts It has to be done 💫 7y

AmyG Ha! 7y

bibliothecarivs 💚 nonfiction, coffee, Sigur Rós 3y

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

I need this relaxation time. 😅😅😅

AmyG I can only think the title of this book does not sound relaxing. ;) 7y

Ashley_Nicoletto A little light reading. 😂😂😂 7y

RealBooks4ever @AmyG I'm with you!! 😬 7y

ApoptyGina69 Eeek! I get freaked out just looking stuff up on WebMD. Glad you have some down time! 👍📚 7y

minkyb Enjoy! 7y

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

At the Cleveland Clinic having more tests run on my stomach and I‘ll be here for several hours with lots of wait time between the scans. So a great opportunity to get some quality reading time. I feel like this is a great place to read about infectious diseases lol

Betty Hope the tests reveal results that can be quickly mended 7y

JacqMac Good luck! I hope they figure out what‘s wrong. (Love the book choice. 😂) 7y

LiteraryinPA Hope the tests give you a clear path forward. 💜 7y

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Chrissyreadit Hope you get answers. What do you think of the book? 7y

Ms_T Hope they‘re able to help you 🤞🏻 7y

minkyb Good luck. Not sure I could “stomach” that book in your current location. Sorry. That was bad. 7y

Cinfhen Good luck today 💚 7y

Sarah83 Hope you get shortly an answer. 🤞 7y

Graciouswarriorprincess Good luck. 7y

Jas16 Hope everything goes well 🍀 7y

Izai.Amorim Good luck! 7y

rubyslippersreads Hope that title doesn't scare the other patients! 😂 Good luck with your tests. 7y

suvata Best of luck to you 7y

Lcsmcat Good luck! 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Good luck with tests, and try not to pour hand sanitizer over yourself after reading that book 7y

MemoirsForMe Feel better! 🤗💕 7y

[DELETED] 3803335244 Well Wishes! 7y

Smrloomis Hope the tests are helpful! 🤞🏽 7y

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Alisnazzy

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

Well, it looks like I‘m going to be in back-to-back trials for the next 4 weeks, including a First Degree Murder with a Firearm case. So I‘m getting some chill time in while I still can. On to this book that has been raved about on here. #NonFictionLove

Beckys_Books Jury Duty? 7y

Alisnazzy @Beckys_Books I‘m a felony courtroom clerk. This is my new normal lol 7y

Beckys_Books Ok - that is a cool job! 7y

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StephTKO

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance | Laurie Garrett

No place like evil lair. ☺️

Josie Omg. I want to live there 8y

StephTKO @Josie Best compliment ever lol 8y

Josie @StephTKO it's gorgeous!!! I see a little corner that I can just set up shop in and live happily ever after. You won't even know I'm there 😉 8y

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Lizpixie Very nice! Yours is a lot neater than mine, I have a tendency to stuff whatever's at hand in with my books. Awful habit which I have to break, otherwise I'll run out of room for the things that matter most. More books! 8y

brendanmleonard I'm so jealous. 8y

StephTKO @Lizpixie I spent a whole week of staycation organizing everything. You're right, it's a double edged sword. I can find everything, but I have officially run out of room. 8y

StephTKO @brendanmleonard It's my life's work. I've been collecting these guys since high school. 8y

brendanmleonard Even more jealous - I've had to rebuild my collection at least 3 times! 8y

MatildaBaggins 😍😍 8y

BookFreakOut *SWOON* 8y

Lizpixie @brendanmleonard I know how it feels to realise your books are gone. When the hubster built my library, I catalogued all my books to make a database, and realised forty plus books had disappeared. I now only lend books to people I trust, and they all have bookplates and lending cards that are dated 8y

brendanmleonard @Lizpixie while I've definitely lent out books I wish I hadn't, I did a lot of moving in my 20s and left a lot of books with family or people who later sold/got rid of them...and then the last time, I had to sell a big chunk of my library to pay rent. Luckily, that hasn't happened since 2011! 8y

Lizpixie @brendanmleonard I'm sorry for your loss my man! No one should have to choose between your babies and a roof over your head.😢👋📚🏡 8y

StephTKO @Lizpixie I think I want to start doing this too. I was thinking of getting an embosser. 8y

angrylilasian I dream of having a room like this one day! 8y

Alisnazzy When I get back to west palm, can I just set up shop here? K thanks ☺️ 8y

StephTKO @Ambrosnazzy yes!! 8y

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