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Hygiene in World History
"This book features a global, historical analysis of the changes and continuities in one of society's basic functions: seeking to protect itself from disease. Hygiene offers an important lens for major aspects of world and comparative history. The volume explores the ways different regions and major religions approached hygiene both before modern times and through the present with the more recent uses of germ theory. Topics in 'premodern' hygiene include toilet practices, remarkably varied views about bathing, and different levels of commitment to investments in hygiene infrastructure. The 'sanitary revolution' of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries forms a major dividing line in the book, including the variations introduced by developments like colonialism or communism and various forms of resistance to 'modern' hygiene. The book links current, often bitter, debates about hygiene, around practices such as masking, both to the larger history and to recent issues like COVID-19. Hygiene in World History is an accessible overview aimed at undergraduate and non-specialist listeners interested in world history, public health, and the history of health and disease."
Peter N. Stearns (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)
Audiobook · 8 hrs 29 mins
Calvin the Christmas Tree: The greatest Christmas tree of all.
"He's been preparing for the season since he was a sapling. But will he be tall enough to start spreading joy? The thought of missing Christmas has little Calvin quaking in his roots. The smallest tree on his famous farm, his branches get all ruffled when a grumpy old coot says he isn't strong enough for ornaments. But he's thrilled when he's finally pulled from the ground and put on sale just in time for Christmas Eve! As excited families whisk away all the other evergreens, Calvin's smile fades when he finds himself all alone. And he worries the grizzled meanie might've been right when the store closes, and he's covered in snow… until he sees headlights peeking through the storm. Will Calvin be left out in the cold, or is one special family about to make him their shining star? Calvin the Christmas Tree audiobook is beautifully narrated and crafted with music and sound effects that bring the story to life. If you or your child like classic stories from simpler times, and charming emotional journeys, then you'll love Stephen G. Bowling's heartwarming tale. Buy Calvin the Christmas Tree to unwrap the greatest gift of all today!"
Stephen G Bowling (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)
Letters: Sometimes it’s the Hero That Needs Saving the Most
"Chace, a teenage orphan with the power to see the future, saves people anonymously by leaving them a letter to find in their moment of crisis. When his friends are in danger, he is there. He saves them but cannot predict the consequences. He can see their future, but he cannot see his own. Chase is interrupted while writing to save his best friend, Sarah. With an incomplete letter, her rescue feels equally incomplete inside. Sarah cannot rest until she speaks to the one person who helped her want to go on living. Unable to see him right beside her, she goes public to try to find her anonymous hero. The story captivates a nation as the hundreds whose lives Chace has already touched begin to come forward with their letters. Unable to hide his identity any longer, those closest to Chase learn the truth one by one. But he has another secret, one that threatens not only his anonymous heroics, but could even end his life. Will Chace disappear quietly into the night, or will he be adopted by a city that knows him only as “Letters?”"
Brandon Wolfe (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)
Audiobook · 7 hrs 34 mins
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