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"A sweeping look at how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism--have been shaped not by humans but by germs. According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history. But in this revelatory book, professor Jonathan Kennedy argues that the myth of human exceptionalism overstates the role that we play in social...
2) Champion
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Legend (Marie Lu) volume 3
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IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 15
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The explosive finale to Marie Lus New York Times bestselling LEGEND trilogyperfect for fans of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT! He is a Legend. She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republicand each otherand now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the governments elite circles as Princeps Elect while Day has been...
3) Illuminae
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Illuminae files volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 14
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"The planet Kerenza is attacked, and Kady and Ezra find themselves on a space fleet fleeing the enemy, while their ship's artificial intelligence system and a deadly plague may be the end of them all"--
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Merciful Crow volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Fie, a sixteen-year-old chieftain from a lowly cast of mercy-killers, must rely on her wits and bone magic to smuggle the crown prince of Sabor to safety.
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Black tide rising (John Ringo) volume 3
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Baen
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[2014]
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English
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"With the world consumed by a devastating plague, what was once a band of desperate survivors bobbing on the Atlantic ocean has now become Wolf Squadron, the only hope for the salvation of the human race. Banding together the remains of the US Navy, Wolf Squadron, and its leader Steve Smith, plans to retake the mainland from the infected, starting with North America. The next step: produce a vaccine. But to do that, forces led by Smith's terrifyingly...
8) Silent city
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Flatiron Books
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2023.
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English
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"For fans of Station Eleven and The Last of Us, an apocalyptic tale of a young woman fighting for life and justice in the tyrannical Phoenix City―the only place in Ireland yet to be overrun by the flesh-eating skrake Outside the walls of Phoenix City, where the plague has overrun Ireland, one bite from the savage skrake means death or infection. Inside, Orpen and the other survivors of the plague gather in meager numbers. They are protected from...
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Penguin Books
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2004.
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English
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Anthropologist Hank Hannah has just illegally exhumed an ancient American burial site and winds up in jail. But the law will soon be the least of his worries. For, buried beside the bones, a timeless menace awaits that will set the modern world back twelve thousand years and send Hannah on a quest to save that which is dearest to him. A brilliantly evocative and haunting cautionary adventure, Parasites Like Us will earn Johnson an immense audience...
10) The great mortality: an intimate history of the Black Death, the most devastating plague of all time
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HarperCollins Publishers
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c2005
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English
11) Legend
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Legend (Marie Lu) volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
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In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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Pegasus series (Kate O'Hearn) volume 4
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Aladdin
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"A deadly plague has struck Olympus and is slowly aging and killing the Olympians. Emily can only stand by and watch as those she loves fade and die. But in one last desperate attempt to save those she loves, she journeys back to Earth to face the CRU, then back in time to confront Cronus, leader of the Titans and father of the gods"--
14) Plague ship
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Ballineau/Ross medical thrillers volume 2
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Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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When a potentially fatal and mysterious illness strikes a luxury Caribbean cruise, every passenger is at risk, including Dr. David Ballineau, his young daughter and his girlfriend Caroline Ross. With a shortage of medical help and supplies, David and Caroline struggle to treat an unknown virus. If David can't find a way to defeat the virus or take control of the ship, a worldwide pandemic could erupt.
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In this era of pandemic fears, the gripping tale of the Great Plague that brought Europe to its knees in the mid-1600s is a surprisingly timely read. Defoe's fictionalized account of life in plague-stricken 1665 London is a harrowing and suspenseful page-turner.
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Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
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IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Taking readers back to the horrific years of the Black Death, the deadliest pandemic recorded in history, this eye-opening book looks at what caused this disease, how society reacted to it and the impact it left on the world.
17) The Decameron
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English
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Set against the backdrop of the fourteenth-century Black Death, an anthology of one hundred interlinked tales presents a variety of works recounted by the citizens of Florence--nobles, knights, abbots, nuns, doctors, philosophers, students, peasants, pilgrims, thieves, and others--who have fled the city to escape the plague.
18) Outbreak
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Putnam
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As a deadly plague strikes America, epidemiologist Marissa Blumenthal uncovers the plot behind its spread. Murder and intrigue reach epidemic proportions when a devastating plague sweeps the country. Dr. Marissa Blumenthal of the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control investigates--and soon uncovers the medical world's deadliest secret.
19) The Black death
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Crabtree Crablishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
20) Protocol zero
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2015.
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English
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A follow-up to White Plague finds bio-terror expert Joe Rush working on a secret mission in northern Alaska, where he discovers that a team of dead researchers had been infected with the world's most deadly disease.
"When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire family of researchers dead. Joe Rush is called to help examine the bodies. On the surface, it looks like a...
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