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Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History
Written by Paul Farmer
Narrated by Pete Cross
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Thorough and hopeful, this definitive work of reportage, history, and advocacy offers the first substantive account of the 2014 Ebola crisis and its implications.
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Paul Farmer
Paul Farmer is cofounder of Partners In Health and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His most recent book is Reimagining Global Health. Other titles include To Repair the World, Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor; and AIDS and Accusation: Haiti and the Geography of Blame, all by UC Press.
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