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Explore membershipsEverything Is Tuberculosis
The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
Narrator
John Green
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Length
5 hours 36 minutes
Language
English
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“Didn’t know I needed this, but it is a masterpiece. Micro and macro thinking. A call for humanity to be better. ”
— Mog • Warwick Books
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“A deeply necessary book about the injustices of illness now and throughout history. It is the type of book I'd recommend to anyone, as knowledge of these topics and the empathy it can impart can only make the society we live in a better place. ”
— Taran • Mostly Books
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“A truly empathetic and deep understanding of tuberculosis that’s incredibly well researched.”
— Cat • Criminally Good Books
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“A surprisingly fascinating book that weaves history with real-world stories of TB patients - and John Green's narration adds the perfect level of personal humour and warmth. He's right, you really can connect almost everything to tuberculosis. ”
— Maisie • Falmouth Bookseller
Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.In 2019, John Green met Henry, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone while traveling with Partners in Health. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal and dynamic advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, treatable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing 1.5 million people every year.In Everything is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.© John Green 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Audiobook details
Author:
John Green
Narrator:
John Green
ISBN:
9781529962475
Length:
5 hours 36 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Ebury Publishing
Publication date:
March 20, 2025
Edition:
Unabridged
Libro.fm rank:
#728 Overall
Genre rank:
#11 in Health
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