Download or read book Defeating the Ministers of Death written by David Isaacs and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We may fear terrorist attacks, but in truth humans have always had far more to fear from infections. In 1919, Spanish flu killed over 50 million people, more than died in both world wars combined. In 1950, an estimated 50 million people caught smallpox worldwide, of whom 10 million died. In 1980, before measles vaccine was widely used, an estimated 2.6 million children died of measles every year. Less than 100 years ago, losing a child to an infection like diphtheria or polio was a dreaded but almost inevitable sorrow faced by all parents, from the richest to the poorest. Today, these killer diseases are almost never seen in industrialised countries, thanks to the development of vaccines. Immunisation has given modern parents peace of mind their ancestors could not imagine. The history of vaccination is rich with trial, error, sabotage and success. It encompasses the tragedy of lives lost, the drama of competition and discovery, the culpability of botched testing, and the triumph of effective, lifelong immunity. Yet with the eradication in the first world of some of humanity's deadliest foes, complacency has set in. We forget the power of these diseases at our peril. This is a book for everyone who wants to understand our past - and cares about our future.
Download or read book Defeating the Ministers of Death written by David Isaacs and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compelling story of vaccination. We may fear terrorist attacks, but in truth humans have always had far more to fear from infections. In 1919, Spanish flu killed over 50 million people, more than died in both world wars combined. In 1950, an estimated 50 million people caught smallpox worldwide, of whom 10 million died. In 1980, before measles vaccine was widely used, an estimated 2.6 million children died of measles every year. Today we are hostage to a new pandemic disease -the seemingly unstoppable COVID-19. Less than 100 years ago, losing a child to an infection like diphtheria or polio was a dreaded but almost inevitable sorrow faced by all parents, from the richest to the poorest. Today, these killer diseases are almost never seen in industrialised countries, thanks to the development of vaccines. Immunisation has given modern parents peace of mind their ancestors could not imagine. The history of vaccination is rich with trial, error, sabotage and success. It encompasses the tragedy of lives lost, the drama of competition and discovery, the culpability of botched testing, and the triumph of effective, lifelong immunity. Yet with the eradication in the first world of some of humanity's deadliest foes, complacency in some quarters has set in. COVID-19 has us again racing for a vaccine. The story of past achievements and failures helps us keep the race - and the hope - in perspective. This is a book for everyone who wants to understand our past - and cares about our future. PRAISE 'Anyone who has doubts about the life-saving miracle of vaccination should read this' Steven Carroll, Sydney Morning Herald 'An entertaining and engaging work that is sure to delight general readers' Australian Book Review 'The ideal handbook for pregnant women, parents, travellers, childcare and aged-care workers, GPs and anyone with an interest in public health' The Australian 'Isaacs explores the understanding of immunity as it develops from the fifth century BC to the present day and thrills us with the progressive successes of each of the 14 vaccines which a child routinely receives today ... The work is authoritative, beguiling, amusing, instructive and inspirational. It deserves a wide readership, including infectious disease experts, other health professionals and, most assuredly, a diversity of lay people' Sir Gustav Nossal, immunologist and director of The Walter and Eliza Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, 1965-1996 'A rollicking story of human endeavour, error, misinformation, success and failure ... and more than a glimpse of why we need to continue to research, evaluate, educate and fund vaccines to prevent disease' Fiona Stanley, Distinguished Research Professor, University of Western Australia 'Effortlessly accessible, Defeating the Ministers of Death brilliantly reveals the people behind the most important public health intervention in history' Professor Andrew J Pollard, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford 'This book is an unflinching look at the triumphs and inevitable tragedies in the war against infectious diseases. Nonfiction is at its best when it reads like fiction. And David Isaacs has written a page turner' Paul A. Offit, MD, author of Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information
Download or read book History of the Peace Pictorial History of England During the Thirty Years Peace 1816 46 New Ed written by Harriet Martineau and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drone Command written by Mike Maden and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troy Pearce and his elite team of drone experts are called in when rising tensions between China and Japan threaten to dramatically change the geopolitical climate of the world. When China stakes a dubious claim in the hotly disputed waters of the East China Sea, the prime minister of Japan threatens to dispatch the country’s naval assets and tear up its antiwar constitution unless the Americans forcefully intervene. The war-weary Americans are reluctant to confront the powerful Chinese navy directly, but if the Japanese provoke a military conflict with their historic enemy, treaty obligations would draw the United States into the fight. In order to deescalate the first foreign policy crisis of his administration, U.S. president Lane dispatches Troy Pearce and his team to Tokyo to defuse the situation. What they find is a quagmire of hawkish politicians, nationalistic fervor, special interests with their own hidden agendas, and possibly the greatest military threat that America has ever faced. In this treacherous atmosphere it will require all of Pearce’s cunning—and his team’s technological prowess—to separate the truth from misdirection, and prevent the world from plunging into war.
Download or read book The Execution of God written by Jeff Hood and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We kill. We kill each other. We kill God. The altar of the death chamber is open, the hour of execution upon us. Is there salvation amidst the horror of the death penalty? We must save to get saved. We must save our God. How will we encounter the execution of God? Will we save or will we kill? In this stunning fusion of biblical interpretation and memoir, radical theologian of mercy Jeff Hood takes us on a unique spiritual journey into the heart of the death penalty. The Execution of God is a powerful invitation to encounter God in the last place we expect divinity to dwell...on the gurney. The Execution of God will invite you to re-examine your belief in the ultimate punishment and consider:How the death penalty kills our relationship with GodThe idea that the divine image of God dwells in those on death rowHow we cannot be both people of love and people of murderHow our cultural obsession with violence harms our spiritual lifeHow to stop the killing and join the work of abolition and restoration
Download or read book Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences written by George William Erskine Russell and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prime Ministers and Some Others: A Book of Reminiscences" by George William Erskine Russell is a collection of biographies of the British Prime Ministers and their friends. The relationship between the church and state and political changes that occurred under each of the leaders in the book are also described. From Lored Palmersont to Henry Campbell-Bannerman, some of the most important but least-discussed men in British history are discussed in great detail.
Download or read book Constitutional Government in India written by M.V.Pylee and published by S. Chand Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 678 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part I : Introductorypart Ii : The Growth Of Constitutionalism In Indiapart Iii : Preamble, Territory And Citizenshippart Iv : Fundamental Rights And Directive Principlepart V : The Government Of The Unionpart Vi : The Machinery Of Government In The Statespart Vii : The Federal Systempart Viii :Miscellaneous Provisions
Download or read book Selected Biographies of Famous Ministers and Officials in China written by Ji Lu and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the volume of "Selected Biographies of Famous Ministers and Officials in China" among a series of books for "100 Biographies on Chinese Historical Figures".
Download or read book Alberta s Political Pioneers written by Austin Albert Mardon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come explore the history of Albertas rich political landscape and learn about the people who shaped the face of a province. Within these pages, youll meet the men and women who forged the politics of the region during the Roaring Twenties and the height of the Great Depression.
Download or read book MASTERING AND DEFEATING WEAK POINTS written by GODSWORD GODSWILL ONU and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing about himself, Apostle Paul said, "But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified" (1 Cor. 9:27). He said, "I discipline my body." This is noteworthy! Somebody disciplining himself! And Jesus Christ says that the flesh is weak, while the spirit is willing. Have you ever asked yourself why you do some things which you do not want to do? It is because even though your spirit is willing and wants to please God, yet the flesh and body is weak. And we are speaking about mastering and defeating weak points. If you master a weak point and defeat it, with time it is supposed to cease from being a weak point in your life.
Download or read book The Vanishing Power of Death written by Erwin W. Lutzer and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that death is one of the last taboos. Even Christians confident of their salvation are often uncomfortable with thoughts of death. With his trademark compassion, pastoral wisdom, and insightful biblical exposition, Dr. Lutzer guides the reader to a deeper understanding of the meaning of the empty tomb.
Download or read book British Prime Ministers and Democracy written by Roland Quinault and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-03-17 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today representative democracy is the dominant political system in the world. Britain played a prominent part in the democratization of the world through both its constitutional reforms at home and its power and influence abroad. In that process, Prime Ministers played a prominent role through their power and influence in government, Parliament and the country more generally. Quinault examines the stance of ten leading Prime Ministers - from the mid-nineteenth century until the twenty-first century - on the theory and practice of democracy. The attitude of each Prime Minister is assessed by considering their general views on democracy and their use of that term and concept in their discourse and thereby their role in advancing or resisting democratic political change. Particular attention is paid to their role in electoral reform, together with their stance on the composition and powers of the House of Lords and the role of the monarchy in the governing process. Their attitudes to the democratic aspects of some major international issues are also considered.
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Download or read book Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section "Our book table."
Download or read book Political Handbook of the World 2022 2023 written by Tom Lansford and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 2257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 provides timely, thorough, and accurate political information, with more in-depth coverage of current political controversies than any other reference guide. The updated 2022-2023 edition continues to be the most authoritative source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country′s governmental and political makeup. Tom Lansford has compiled in one place more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, this volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of all major and minor political parties and groups in each political system. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, plus detailed profiles of more than 30 intergovernmental organizations and UN agencies. And this update will aim to include coverage of current events, issues, crises, and controversies from the course of the last two years.
Download or read book To Conquer Death written by Corey Piper and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Excellent, clear, insightful, and telling." Bill Watkins, author of "The New Absolutes." "To Conquer Death" tells the story of two amazing people who had to face death--and they won. Corey's wife Tierre grappled with the abortion issue--and became a true hero. Corey's friend Peter battled with God when he found out he had cancer--and crossed the finish line with his hands raised to heaven. "To Conquer Death" is theology wrapped up in reality, and puts on display God's solution to humanity's biggest problem.
Download or read book The Lord of Life and Death written by John Daniel Jones and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
