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From tuberculosis to bird flu and HIV to coronavirus, these infectious diseases share a common origin story: Human interaction with animals. Otherwise known as zoonotic diseases for their passage from animals to humans, these pathogens - both pre-existing ones and those newly identified - emerge and re-emerge throughout history, sparking epidemics and pandemics that have resulted in millions of deaths around the world. How did these diseases come about? And what - if anything - can we do to stop them and their fatal march into our countries, our homes, and our bodies?

Paris of 1755 is bloated with opportunity. That's the way Jacques Casanova, an adventurer with a ever-surging appetite for pleasure, needs it. But times, men, and gods are changing - and Jacques' luck is fading. When he is thrust to the center of a profound mystery, he doesn't care if vice or virtue leads him onward. Yet what horrific sacrifices will be made in his quest for a treasure of inestimable value? Loosely based on Casanova's life of intrigue, peril, and passion, The Secrets of Casanova will keep you burning the midnight oil.

Discover the foods proven to prevent and reverse disease in this tenth anniversary edition of How Not to Die, extensively revised and updated with the latest nutritional science. 'Dr Michael Greger reveals the foods that will help you live longer' — Daily Mail With over one million copies sold...

I’ve spent six years building a life that isn’t defined by my father’s sins—a beautiful girlfriend, a thriving nonprofit, safe dreams that won’t get me into trouble. Someone with my family’s reputation can’t step out of line without drawing attention, and they definitely can’t coach professional swimmers.

Elizabeth Bowen was one of the 20th century's most distinctive writers. An associate of the Bloomsbury Set, she was a keen observer of upper-middle-class life and relationships. Best known for her novels of the Anglo-Irish gentry and wartime London, her fiction displays recurring themes of loss, rootlessness and displacement. This collection contains five of Bowen's best-loved works, and hears from the author herself in three radio talks on the art of novel-writing.