{"product_id":"our-malady-lessons-in-liberty-from-a-hospital-diary-9780593238899","title":"Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - From the author of the #1\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003ci\u003e On Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e comes an impassioned condemnation of America's pandemic response and an urgent call to rethink health and freedom\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn December 29, 2019, historian Timothy Snyder fell gravely ill. Unable to stand, barely able to think, he waited for hours in an emergency room before being correctly diagnosed and rushed into surgery. Over the next few days, as he clung to life and the first light of a new year came through his window, he found himself reflecting on the fragility of health, not recognized in America as a human right but without which all rights and freedoms have no meaning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd that was before the pandemic. We have since watched American hospitals, long understaffed and undersupplied, buckling under waves of ill patients. The federal government made matters worse through willful ignorance, misinformation, and profiteering. Our system of commercial medicine failed the ultimate test, and thousands of Americans died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this eye-opening \u003ci\u003ecri de coeur\u003c\/i\u003e, Snyder traces the societal forces that led us here and outlines the lessons we must learn to survive. In examining some of the darkest moments of recent history and of his own life, Snyder finds glimmers of hope and principles that could lead us out of our current malaise. Only by enshrining healthcare as a human right, elevating the authority of doctors and medical knowledge, and planning for our children's future can we create an America where everyone is truly free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Snyder\u003c\/b\u003e is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. His books, which have been published in over forty languages, include \u003ci\u003eBloodlands\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRoad to Unfreedom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Our Malady, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOn Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has inspired poster campaigns and exhibitions, sculptures, a punk rock song, a rap song, a play, and an opera, and he has appeared in over fifty films and documentaries. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631749763346,"sku":"9780593238899","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f5381b05-05e3-4402-9882-329bc260925b.jpg?v=1732781893","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/our-malady-lessons-in-liberty-from-a-hospital-diary-9780593238899","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}