Get Well Soon by Jennifer Wright Summary
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Journey through history's deadliest plagues with Jennifer Wright's darkly humorous masterpiece that reveals forgotten heroes and bizarre stories - from dancing plagues to "No Nose Clubs." Nominated for Goodreads Choice Award, this timely exploration shows how humanity's worst health crises sparked our greatest scientific triumphs.
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Death Wasn't Always This Quiet
We've forgotten what plagues actually look like. Today we complain about "social media addiction" or "Netflix binges" with casual humor, but real plagues meant waking up covered in sores, watching neighbors die in the streets, and wondering if you'd be next. We're living through an unprecedented stretch of medical fortune-nearly three decades without a major disease decimating the developed world. But history whispers a warning: this luck won't hold forever. What matters most when disease strikes isn't just the pathogen itself, but how ordinary people respond. Do we turn on each other, or do we stand together? The answer has determined which civilizations survived and which crumbled into dust.
When Empires Fall and Minds Break
The Disease That Rewrote Two Continents
The Deadly Glamour of Looking Sick and the Price of Freedom
When Compassion Conquers Fear
The Victory We Almost Forgot
The Pattern History Keeps Teaching Us
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"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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