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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
ix, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"Fatal conveniences are the toxic products we routinely use and the unhealthy things we do that our culture and corporations have made us believe are safe and necessary for living well and efficiently. These things--from deodorant, cosmetics, dental floss, and sunscreen to laundry detergent, air fresheners, carpets, and crayons to candles, tea bags, cell phones, and chewing gum--are ubiquitous in daily life . . . and they are wreaking havoc on our...
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 266 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"Here are highlights from Paul Farmers' speeches to a variety of audiences, from Princeton to Harvard to Notre Dame to Berkeley. Paul is a rock star of the academy who has a large following among many groups: students, doctors, general readers, activists, public health folks, professors. He is the pied piper of everyone who wants to change the world. Not only is he cofounder of Partners In Health, U.S. Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti, head of social...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join best-selling author Steven Johnson to hear extraordinary stories behind remarkable ideas that made modern life possible, the unsung heroes who brought them about, and the unexpected and bizarre consequences each of these innovations triggered.
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