Berton Roueché

"Designed to acquaint the traveler with the unfamiliar diseases that he may encounter in his travels." Twenty-seven communicable or infectious diseases are described briefly with preventative measures that can be taken. A geographical section lists countries and the diseases that one is likely to encounter. Published 1967.

Narratives of medical detection, in which Public Health Service officials and others diagnose obscure diseases and trace their sources of infection.

In each true story, local health authorities and epidemiologists race against time to find the clue to an unknown and possibly fatal disease.

"George Monbiot explores a new, positive environmentalism that shows how damaged ecosystems on land and at sea can be restored, and how this restoration can revitalize and enrich our lives. Challenging what he calls his "ecological boredom," Monbiot weaves together a beautiful and riveting tale of wild places, wildlife, and wild people. Roaming the hills of Britain and the forests of Europe, kayaking off the coast of Wales with dolphins and seabirds, he seeks out the places that still possess something of the untamed spirit he would like to resurrect. He meets people trying to restore lost forests and bring back missing species and explores astonishing evidence that certain species, not just humans, have the power to shape the physical landscape. This process of rewilding, Monbiot argues, offers an alternative to a silent spring: the chance of a raucous summer in which ecological processes resume and humans draw closer to the natural world"--Provided by publisher.

Answers such questions as "What's left after you finish crying?" and "What's left after it rains?"