{"product_id":"everything-is-tuberculosis-the-history-and-persistence-of-our-deadliest-infection-9798217168422","title":"Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection","description":"\u003cb\u003eInstant #1 New York Times bestseller! - #1 Washington Post bestseller! - #1 Indie Bestseller! - USA Today Bestseller! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Green, award-winning author and passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest infectious disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The real magic of Green's writing is the deeply considerate, human touch that goes into every word.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -The Associated Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Told with the intelligence, wit, and tragedy that have become hallmarks of the author's work.... This is the story of us.\" -Slate\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Earnest and empathetic.\"\u003c\/i\u003e -The New York Times \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. 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 advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEverything Is Tuberculosis\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Green\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including \u003ci\u003eLooking for Alaska\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTurtles All the Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Anthropocene Reviewed\u003c\/i\u003e. With his brother, Hank, John has co-created many online video projects, including Vlogbrothers and the educa­tional channel Crash Course. John serves on the board of trustees for the global health non­profit Partners In Health and spoke at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Fight to End Tuberculosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn lives with his family in Indianapolis. You can visit him online at johngreenbooks.com or join the TB Fighters working to end tubercu­losis at tbfighters.org\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Large Print Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187040190738,"sku":"9798217168422","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3445cbb6-be30-4e02-9a48-14340d5bbada.jpg?v=1746299644","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/everything-is-tuberculosis-the-history-and-persistence-of-our-deadliest-infection-9798217168422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}