Free Book (Kindle/Nook) - Germs, Genes, & Civilization

koland · 08-16-2010, 04:40 AM

Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today, by David P. Clark

Book Description
The Stunning Hidden Interconnections Between Microbes and Humanity

AD 452: Attila the Hun stands ready to sack Rome. No one can stop him--but he walks away. A miracle? No...dysentery. Microbes saved the Roman Empire. Nearly a millennium later, the microbes of the Black Death ended the Middle Ages, making possible the Renaissance, western democracy, and the scientific revolution. Soon after, microbes ravaged the Americas, paving the way for their European conquest.

Again and again, microbes have shaped our health, our genetics, our history, our culture, our politics, even our religion and ethics. This book reveals much that scientists and cultural historians have learned about the pervasive interconnections between infectious microbes and humans. It also considers what our ongoing fundamental relationship with infectious microbes might mean for the future of the human species.

ATDrake · 02-21-2011, 03:29 AM

Repeat freebie for Kindle, available to Canadians. I've read part of this and it's actually pretty decent (the first few chapters at least; maybe it descends into tinfoilhattery later on).

HeyYou · 02-21-2011, 11:16 AM

Link below, if it pastes properly.

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...=9780137069156

ATDrake · 02-21-2011, 01:11 PM

Thanks for the B&N link!

I'm pleased to see some of these FT Press titles showing up free @ B&N. I like them, but sometimes the formatting on the Kindle versions is kind of messed up and ePub is so much easier to fix.

rogerVA · 02-21-2011, 03:09 PM

Excellent find, just got it, thanks!

AndrewH · 02-21-2011, 03:10 PM

Thank you!

crich70 · 02-21-2011, 04:51 PM

I believe an epidemic also helped to end WWI as well. The flu was a serious and sometimes deadly thing when it first appeared. Hence the fine for spitting on the sidewalk. The book does look interesting.

greencat · 05-23-2011, 12:09 AM

Now free at Amazon.co.uk:
Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

arcadata · 05-23-2011, 04:07 AM

Now also free at the US Kindle store

koland · 05-23-2011, 10:07 AM

Free at B&N once again.

SensualPoet · 05-23-2011, 12:35 PM

Thanks for this. I had confused it with "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond which was also a celebrated PBS special. But this looks worth a read as well.

ATDrake · 05-23-2011, 03:23 PM

This is basically "Guns, Germs, and Steel"-lite. A nice Cliff Notes-like version which is good for getting the gist of the connections without going into what may be too much depth or detail for the casual reader.

It's a nice freebie. But if you got this or this week's other FT Press offerings from B&N early in the morning, you might want to check your receipts, as they had the website glitch where it showed a free price and then charged the full for some of their $0.00 titles.

greencat · 05-25-2011, 12:39 PM

Also free at Amazon.de:
Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

arcadata · 07-25-2011, 03:16 AM

free again US Kindle

ATDrake · 07-28-2011, 01:40 PM

Repeat freebie @ B&N also.

08-16-2010, 04:40 AM	#1
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Free Book (Kindle/Nook) - Germs, Genes, & Civilization Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today, by David P. Clark Book Description The Stunning Hidden Interconnections Between Microbes and Humanity AD 452: Attila the Hun stands ready to sack Rome. No one can stop him--but he walks away. A miracle? No...dysentery. Microbes saved the Roman Empire. Nearly a millennium later, the microbes of the Black Death ended the Middle Ages, making possible the Renaissance, western democracy, and the scientific revolution. Soon after, microbes ravaged the Americas, paving the way for their European conquest. Again and again, microbes have shaped our health, our genetics, our history, our culture, our politics, even our religion and ethics. This book reveals much that scientists and cultural historians have learned about the pervasive interconnections between infectious microbes and humans. It also considers what our ongoing fundamental relationship with infectious microbes might mean for the future of the human species.

02-21-2011, 11:16 AM	#3
HeyYou Interested in everything! Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Nook & Nook Color	Also available free for the Nook Link below, if it pastes properly. http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...=9780137069156

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02-21-2011, 03:29 AM	#2
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Repeat freebie for Kindle, available to Canadians. I've read part of this and it's actually pretty decent (the first few chapters at least; maybe it descends into tinfoilhattery later on).

02-21-2011, 01:11 PM	#4
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Thanks for the B&N link! I'm pleased to see some of these FT Press titles showing up free @ B&N. I like them, but sometimes the formatting on the Kindle versions is kind of messed up and ePub is so much easier to fix.

02-21-2011, 03:09 PM	#5
rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	Excellent find, just got it, thanks!

02-21-2011, 03:10 PM	#6
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02-21-2011, 04:51 PM	#7
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I believe an epidemic also helped to end WWI as well. The flu was a serious and sometimes deadly thing when it first appeared. Hence the fine for spitting on the sidewalk. The book does look interesting.

05-23-2011, 12:09 AM	#8
greencat Freebie finder Posts: 907 Karma: 2046472 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony, Kindle	Now free at Amazon.co.uk: Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

05-23-2011, 04:07 AM	#9
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05-23-2011, 10:07 AM	#10
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Free at B&N once again.

05-23-2011, 12:35 PM	#11
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Thanks for this. I had confused it with "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond which was also a celebrated PBS special. But this looks worth a read as well.

05-23-2011, 03:23 PM	#12
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	This is basically "Guns, Germs, and Steel"-lite. A nice Cliff Notes-like version which is good for getting the gist of the connections without going into what may be too much depth or detail for the casual reader. It's a nice freebie. But if you got this or this week's other FT Press offerings from B&N early in the morning, you might want to check your receipts, as they had the website glitch where it showed a free price and then charged the full for some of their $0.00 titles.

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05-25-2011, 12:39 PM	#13
greencat Freebie finder Posts: 907 Karma: 2046472 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony, Kindle	Also free at Amazon.de: Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today

07-25-2011, 03:16 AM	#14
arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	free again US Kindle

07-28-2011, 01:40 PM	#15
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Repeat freebie @ B&N also.