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So what if the pandemic response was run by national security agencies according to a biodefense/counterterrorism playbook, rather than by public health agencies according to public health guidelines? And why is it surprising that most countries responded in similar ways? Put simply, if it had been a regular public health response, Covid would not have differed from any of the viral epidemics or pandemics of the last century: The public would have been told to remain calm, wash hands frequently, and stay home if sick. Public health agencies would have tracked clusters of severe disease and ...

They sold you a dream. Now it’s time to wake up. They told you voting would fix it. They said college would change it. They swore the right job, the right tone, the right hashtags would save us. They lied. And they got rich doing it. The Real Black Agenda is not a manifesto—it’s a reckoning. Best-selling author, business coach, and unapologetic truth-teller Dave Anderson rips the veil off the systems, saviors, and strategies that have failed Black America for generations.

Form Follows Fever is the first in-depth account of the turbulent early years of settlement and growth of colonial Hong Kong across the 1840s. During this period, the island gained a terrible reputation as a diseased and deadly location. Malaria, then perceived as a mysterious vapour or miasma, intermittently carried off settlers by the hundreds. Various attempts to arrest its effects acted as a catalyst, reconfiguring both the city’s physical and political landscape, though not necessarily for the better.

Written by Thomas Lee, Chief Medical Officer at Press Ganey, Social Capital in Healthcare describes a new and powerful framework for improving healthcare, arguing that managers should approach the work of building trust, teamwork, and high reliability with the same intensity and discipline as CFOs use when managing the finances of their organizations.

The avocado is the quintessential symbol of aspirational living, a ubiquitous agricultural favorite, and the driver of an $18 billion global industry. How did this regional Latin American staple become a star of Super Bowl ads and a byword for wellness? Documenting more than a century of cross-cultural cooperation, cutting-edge science, and savvy marketing, Green Gold tells the remarkable story of the fruit's rise to prominence as both a culinary and cultural juggernaut.

This provocative debut from a bold voice combines a fascinating range of research to show us the psychological and sociological factors that really shape our politics. Drawing from ancient philosophy to modern neuroscience and social science, Dr Sarah Stein Lubrano reveals the surprising truth about how people think and behave politically. From friendship to community organizing and social infrastructure, she explores the actions that actually do change minds.

In “Whatever It Is, I’m Against It,” president emeritus of Macalester College Brian Rosenberg draws on decades of higher education experience to expose the entrenched structures, practices, and cultures that inhibit meaningful postsecondary reform, even as institutions face serious challenges to their financial and educational models. A lively insider’s account, the book pinpoints factors that hinder the ability of U.S. colleges and universities to be creative and entrepreneurial amid calls to improve affordability, access, and equity for students.

Reform and revitalization in higher education are essential elements for the Ummah’s awakening and for the realization of its civilizational aspirations and the success of its global mission. This paper calls for reforming our approach to education particularly through the Islamization of Knowledge so that both divine and human sources are integrated into a powerful whole with Revealed knowledge providing a comprehensive, spiritual and moral guidance in the sphere of human action, universal laws, and scientific and technological knowledge as tools for that action.

New to a shared governance organization? Overwhelmed with all you have to learn? No need to be concerned. This short e-book compresses everything you need for effective participation in six competencies designed to help you build a basis of the necessities. It is a fast and easy way to orient to the expectations of a new employee in a shared governance organization. Use the learning checklist to easily keep on track and sustain your progress. Six competencies fundamental to any beginner in a shared governance environment are covered in this compact e-book. Perfect for the busy healthcare ...

Inflation is back, and its impact can be felt everywhere, from the grocery store to the mortgage market to the results of elections around the world. Yet the conventional wisdom about inflation is stuck in the past. Since the 1970s, there has only really been one playbook for fighting inflation: raise interest rates, thereby creating unemployment and a recession, which will lower prices. But this simple story hides a multitude of beliefs about why prices go up and how policymakers can wrestle them back down, beliefs that are often wrong, damaging, and have little empirical basis.

Dr Vernon Coleman has been lied about and demonised simply for telling the truth. This is his extraordinary personal story.

"Unveiling the Shadows" is a groundbreaking and eye-opening work that delves deep into the intricate world of credit rating agencies, exposing the pervasive web of fraud and deception that has tarnished their reputation. This compelling exploration uncovers the hidden truths behind the practices of credit rating agencies and sheds light on the far-reaching consequences of their actions. Drawing on extensive research and meticulous investigation, this work unravels the complex mechanisms that have allowed fraud and deception to infiltrate the very core of credit rating agencies. It unveils ...

In an era of outrage and echo chambers, Breaking Through the Noise: Speech Under Fire offers a clear, evenhanded look at one of 2025’s most explosive debates: student protests and the battle over free speech. Was the crackdown on college demonstrations a necessary step to maintain order or a dangerous suppression of dissent? Carson Jennings walks readers through the facts, then explores how conservatives and progressives each view the stakes. Perfect for anyone tired of political shouting matches, this short book doesn’t tell you what to think. It gives you the tools to think more ...

As Canadians, we depend on our courts to protect us when the government violates our "Charter" rights and freedoms. After extensive Covid lockdowns and vaccine mandates, many are left wondering how such violations could go unchecked. How is it that we still don’t have clear explanations as to why judges preferred the evidence of the government over the evidence of citizens fighting for their "Charter" freedoms?

In Unexpected Revolutionaries, Manuela Moschella investigates the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present.

For those concerned with establishing equity in the shared governance processes of their organization this is a handbook with information about the structure, systems, activities and roles supporting equity. Additionally, there is a section on how to deal with obstacles to an environment of equity or are behaving in ways that marginalize other members of the organization.

MacArthur “Genius” Cristina Jiménez writes and narrates her inspiring story from undocumented newcomer to leader in a powerful immigrant youth movement. Dreaming of Home is a coming-of-age story for both a young woman finding her true self and a social movement of immigrant youth trailblazers who inspired the world and changed the lives of millions.

The Essential Caregiver Toolkit: Your Practical Guide to Confident, Compassionate, and Safe Family Caregiving Are you caring for an elderly or ill loved one at home and feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure where to turn? You’re not alone. Family caregivers are the unsung heroes of today’s healthcare system, providing billions of dollars in unpaid care every year — often at great personal cost. The Essential Caregiver Toolkit is here to empower you with practical, hands-on strategies designed specifically for family caregivers like you. Whether you’re new to caregiving or have ...

In Exile Economics, Ben Chu lays out the dangers of the current obsession with isolationism. By focusing on some key internationally traded commodities - agriculture, energy, metals and high-technology - he demonstrates just how thoroughly enmeshed and almost unfathomably interconnected our economies have become. Exile Economics will be an essential guide to this new world in all its promise and peril.

Wards of the State by journalist and author Claudia Rowe widens an eye-opening case from a true-crime lens to an exploration of the foster care-to-prison pipeline. The system is broken—hundreds of thousands of children every year leave America’s $30 billion dollar foster care system and enter its prisons, where in some cases, 75 percent of inmates are former foster kids. Through the stories of eight former foster kids, Rowe illustrates exactly where, when, and how the system is failing the children that it parents.