{"product_id":"shot-in-the-arm-book-don-brown-9781419750014","title":"A Shot in the Arm!","description":"Award-winning author Don Brown explores a very timely subject: the history of vaccines A Shot in the Arm!,  book 3 in the Big Ideas that Changed the World series, is the history  of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious  disease. Beginning with smallpox--perhaps humankind's greatest  affliction to date--and concluding with an overview of the COVID-19  pandemic, Brown traces the evolution of vaccines and examines deadly  diseases such as measles, polio, anthrax, rabies, cholera, and  influenza. The book is narrated by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who  historically popularized inoculation in England in the early 18th  century. Brown covers the science behind how our immune systems work,  the discovery of bacteria, and major achievements from scientists like  Louis Pasteur, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Edward Jenner, the \"father  of immunology.\" Brown also tackles the public and political response to  vaccination throughout history, addressing head-on the anti-vaccination  movement and debunking false claims that vaccines cause autism. A  reminder of progress made so far as well as the millions of lives still  to be saved, A Shot in the Arm! is a fascinating deep-dive for  readers young and old. Back matter includes an author's note, timeline,  bibliography, notes, and index.    Big Ideas That Changed the World is  a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas  that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell  the story of events, discoveries, and ingenuity over time that led  humans to come up with a big idea and then make it come true.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582758625553,"sku":"GOR013717680","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49738536452369,"sku":"NGR9781419750014","price":20.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50302795776273,"sku":"CIN1419750011G","price":4.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50627570565393,"sku":"CIN1419750011VG","price":4.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51025646911761,"sku":"NIN9781419750014","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51430468321553,"sku":"GOR013123782","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52456570421521,"sku":"CIN1419750011A","price":4.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1419750011.jpg?v=1750794564","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/shot-in-the-arm-book-don-brown-9781419750014","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}