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• August 30, 2025Malaria: Poverty, Race, and Public Health in the United States

  The excerpts reveal her comprehensive study of malaria's historical trajectory in the U.S., tracing its presence from ancient times to its eventual eradication in the mid-20th century. Humphreys investigates the biological aspects of the disease, including different plasmodium species and mosquito vectors, alongside socioeconomic factors like poverty, race, and geographic location that influenced its prevalence, particularly in the American South. The book details public health efforts, medical understanding shifts from miasma theory to germ theory, and the impact of federal programs like the New Deal and DDT campaigns on malaria control, while also considering popular perceptions of health and illness among the affected population.
  
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• August 30, 2025Making Tobacco Bright: Creating an American Commodity

  Explores the historical evolution of tobacco as a commodity in the United States, focusing on the period from 1617 to 1937. The author investigates how cultivation methods, manufacturing processes, and market structures transformed tobacco, particularly "Bright Tobacco," into a standardized product. It examines the intertwined agricultural and industrial aspects of tobacco production, including the impact of slavery, the Civil War, and federal regulations. The text also highlights the development of brands and distribution networks and the role of merchants, farmers, and manufacturers in shaping the industry. Ultimately, it illustrates how human choices and institutional frameworks, rather than solely natural factors, defined tobacco types and its economic trajectory.
  
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• August 29, 2025Making Sense of IBS: A Physician Answers Your Questions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome

  A comprehensive guide to Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), detailing its definition, prevalence, and underlying causes, including the brain-gut axis and potential genetic influences. It explores the diagnostic process, distinguishing IBS from other conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and discussing various tests and their interpretation. The text then extensively covers treatment approaches, ranging from dietary modifications (including FODMAP and fiber) and lifestyle changes like exercise and sleep hygiene, to over-the-counter and prescription medications for specific symptoms like pain, constipation, and diarrhea, as well as complementary therapies like probiotics, acupuncture, and hypnotherapy. Finally, the source addresses IBS in children and provides guidance for effective doctor appointments, emphasizing patient preparation and communication within the modern healthcare system.
  
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• August 29, 2025Making Computers Accessible: Disability Rights and Digital Technology

  Explores the historical development of accessible computer technologies and the evolving landscape of disability rights in the United States. It highlights how people with disabilities, advocates, and policymakers pushed for inclusive technology design, moving from a paternalistic view of disability to a civil rights-based model. The text also examines the contributions of major companies like IBM and Apple in developing accessible features and discusses the impact of key legislation, such as the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, on technology accessibility. Ultimately, it illustrates how the pursuit of universal design in computing aimed to accommodate a wide range of user needs, making technology more flexible for everyone.
  
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• August 28, 2025Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Automotive Industry

  Offers an extensive look into the evolution of the U.S. automotive industry, primarily focusing on the shift from mass production to lean production. It details Ford's pioneering role in assembly line innovations, the subsequent rise of General Motors' marketing strategies, and the changing relationships between manufacturers and suppliers. Furthermore, the text explores labor dynamics, the impact of societal shifts on consumer preferences, and the industry's transition from a national to a global market, alongside the ongoing quest for sustainable transportation solutions.
  
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• August 28, 2025Making the Most of the Anthropocene: Facing the Future

  Offers a comprehensive examination of the Anthropocene era. It explores humanity's profound impact on Earth's geology, climate, and ecosystems, arguing that human activity has altered the planet enough to warrant a new geological epoch. The text discusses the historical context of industrial revolutions and their role in shaping current environmental challenges, including pollution, climate change, and resource consumption. It also addresses potential technological solutions like nuclear and renewable energy while acknowledging the complex socio-economic and political obstacles to global cooperation in addressing these issues.
  
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• August 27, 2025Madison's Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution

  Explores how managerial discretion, inherently present in public tasks, can be reconciled with Madisonian constitutional design, emphasizing a "precept of managerial responsibility." The authors integrate traditional thought with contemporary social science and formal theory, particularly contract economics and social choice theory, to argue that the public personnel function is crucial to ensuring administrative actions reflect popular will. The text also traces the evolution of administrative law and the politics-administration dichotomy, asserting that traditional public administration, contrary to later critiques, aimed to establish a legitimate constitutional role for public management. Ultimately, the work advocates for a public management defined by individuals possessing judgment, balance, rationality, and accountability to uphold constitutional values. 
  
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• August 27, 2025Made You Up

  A novel that centers on Alexandra Ridgemont, a high school student with schizophrenia who struggles to distinguish reality from hallucinations. The text follows Alex's experiences at East Shoal High School, her developing relationship with Miles Richter—a boy she initially believes is a hallucination named Blue Eyes—and her attempts to uncover a conspiracy involving the school principal, Mr. McCoy, and a fellow student, Celia Hendricks. The narrative explores themes of mental illness, trust, friendship, and the search for truth, as Alex navigates her complex world and grapples with the traumatic revelation that her younger sister, Charlie, is also a fabrication of her mind. Ultimately, Alex finds a path toward managing her condition and forming genuine connections, accepting her reality while acknowledging the challenges it presents.
  
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• August 26, 2025Mad Dogs and Other New Yorkers: Rabies, Medicine, and Society in an American Metropolis

  Explores the social history of rabies in New York City during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth centuries, analyzing how the disease interacted with urban society and medical practices. It examines public perceptions of "mad dog" scares, the cultural anxieties surrounding human-animal relationships, and the evolution of disease diagnosis and prevention, including the introduction of Pasteurian vaccination. The text also discusses the prevailing folk remedies for rabies, such as madstones and vapor baths, and the ongoing debates over medical authority, public health, and animal control in a rapidly growing metropolis. Ultimately, the source reveals how rabies shaped understandings of suffering, death, and the ethical dilemmas of the era.
  
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• August 26, 2025Mad-Doctors in the Dock: Defending the Diagnosis

  Explores the historical evolution of medical diagnoses within insanity trials in England between 1760 and 1913, focusing on how medical practitioners, initially seen as "mad-doctors," gained professional authority as alienists or early psychiatrists. It examines the shift in legal understanding of insanity from simple "total want of understanding" to more nuanced medical classifications like melancholia and homicidal mania, often influenced by theories of delusion, moral insanity, and irresistible impulse. The text also highlights the changing roles of defense attorneys, judges, and medical witnesses in the courtroom, particularly their debates over the defendant's capacity to know right from wrong and the acceptance of medical evidence in determining culpability. Ultimately, the source reveals how the interplay between legal necessity and evolving medical science shaped the definitions of mental derangement and its impact on criminal responsibility.
  
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