{"product_id":"betrayal-of-trust-laurie-garrett-9780786884407","title":"Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"meticulously researched\" account (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), a Pulitzer Prize-winning author examines the dangers of a failing public health system unequipped to handle large-scale global risks like a coronavirus pandemic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Coming Plague\u003c\/i\u003e, Laurie Garrett takes on perhaps the most crucial global issue of our time in this eye-opening book. She asks: is our collective health in a state of decline? If so, how dire is this crisis and has the public health system itself contributed to it? Using riveting detail and finely-honed storytelling, exploring outbreaks around the world, Garrett exposes the underbelly of the world's globalization to find out if it can still be assumed that government can and will protect the people's health, or if that trust has been irrevocably broken.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A frightening vision of the future and a deeply unsettling one . . . a sober, scary book that not only limns the dangers posed by emerging diseases but also raises serious questions about two centuries' worth of Enlightenment beliefs in science and technology and progress.\" -- Michiko Kakutani, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Garrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786884401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786884407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 2.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Bernstein Book Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2001 pg. 32","brand":"Laurie Garrett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045998260479,"sku":"9780786884407","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_876c7e62-3571-47ab-b4cf-a7af5d2b554b.jpg?v=1684982022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/betrayal-of-trust-laurie-garrett-9780786884407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}