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Plagues Upon the Earth is the type of book that can make you reshape the way you look at and understand the world. This should be obvious, but Harper's book reminds us all the central role disease plays in shaping human events. Some diseases have been with us from the beginning of our species, while others have only developed in the last few thousand, or few hundred years. Here's just one example of how Plagues Upon the Earth can make you rethink what you thought you already knew. Harper points out that a lot of diseases that have existed or…
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It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.
The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…
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