{"product_id":"the-great-shadow-a-history-of-how-sickness-shapes-what-we-do-think-believe-and-buy-hardcover","title":"The Great Shadow: A History of How Sickness Shapes What We Do, Think, Believe, and Buy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Wise Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Allows readers to practically experience firsthand how humans have adapted to and dealt with disease throughout history...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003enecessary and timely...e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003engaging and entertaining. Highly recommended.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] splendid examination...Deeply insightful if unsettling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e―\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-reason beliefs seem to be triumphing over common sense today. How did we get here? \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shadow \u003c\/i\u003ebrings a huge missing piece to this puzzle--the experience of actually being ill. What did it \u003ci\u003efeel \u003c\/i\u003elike to be a woman or man struggling with illness in ancient times, in the Middle Ages, in the seventeenth century, or in 1920? And how did that shape our thoughts and convictions? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e uses extensive historical research and first-person accounts to tell a vivid story about sickness and our responses to it, from very ancient times until the last decade. In the process of writing, historian Susan Wise Bauer reveals just how many of our current fads and causes are rooted in the moment-by-moment experience of sickness--from the search for a balanced lifestyle to plug-in air fresheners and bare hardwood floors. We can't simply shout facts at people who refuse vaccinations, believe that immigrants carry diseases, or insist that God will look out for them during a pandemic. We have to enter with imagination, historical perspective, and empathy into their world. \u003ci\u003eThe Great Shadow \u003c\/i\u003edoes just that with page-turning flair.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Wise Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and educator. Her sweeping works of narrative history include, among many others, \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Ancient World, The Story of Western Science, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eStory of the World \u003c\/i\u003eseries for young readers. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Trained Mind, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Educated Mind, \u003c\/i\u003eand owner of the Well-Trained Mind Press. She taught at the College of William and Mary for eighteen years and now writes on the family farm, Peace Hill, in Charles City, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.41 x 5.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45176762728527,"sku":"9781250272911","price":27.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0638\/8328\/0463\/files\/6D43Htj0N9781250272911.webp?v=1778198326","url":"https:\/\/easonbooks.com\/products\/the-great-shadow-a-history-of-how-sickness-shapes-what-we-do-think-believe-and-buy-hardcover","provider":"EasonBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}