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The Long Year

Author : Thomas J. Sugrue
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 023155558X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book The Long Year written by Thomas J. Sugrue and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some years—1789, 1929, 1989—change the world suddenly. Or do they? In 2020, a pandemic converged with an economic collapse, inequalities exploded, and institutions weakened. Yet these crises sprang not from new risks but from known dangers. The world—like many patients—met 2020 with a host of preexisting conditions, which together tilted the odds toward disaster. Perhaps 2020 wasn’t the year the world changed; perhaps it was simply the moment the world finally understood its deadly diagnosis. In The Long Year, some of the world’s most incisive thinkers excavate 2020’s buried crises, revealing how they must be confronted in order to achieve a more equal future. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor calls for the defunding of police and the refunding of communities; Keisha Blain demonstrates why the battle against racism must be global; and Adam Tooze reveals that COVID-19 hit hardest where inequality was already greatest and welfare states weakest. Yarimar Bonilla, Xiaowei Wang, Simon Balto, Marcia Chatelain, Gautam Bhan, Ananya Roy, and others offer insights from the factory farms of China to the elite resorts of France, the meatpacking plants of the Midwest to the overcrowded hospitals of India. The definitive guide to these ongoing catastrophes, The Long Year shows that only by exposing the roots and ramifications of 2020 can another such breakdown be prevented. It is made possible through institutional partnerships with Public Books and the Social Science Research Council.

Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2020

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2020 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

INCOME TAX LAW & ACCOUNTS (Assessment Year 2020-21)

Author : Sojan Joseph
Publisher : Lulu Publication
ISBN 13 : 1716712300
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book INCOME TAX LAW & ACCOUNTS (Assessment Year 2020-21) written by Sojan Joseph and published by Lulu Publication. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxation The word tax is based on the Latin world ‘Taxo’ which means to estimate. Tax means to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer on an individual or legal entity by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. It is imposition of compulsory levies on individuals or entities by government. Taxes are levied in almost every country of the world, primarily to raise revenue for government expenditures, although they also serve other purposes as well. In modern economies taxes are the most important source of government revenue. Taxes differ from other sources of revenue in that they are compulsory levies and are unrequited—i.e., they are generally not paid in exchange for some specific thing, such as a particular public service, the sale of public property, or the issuance of public debt. While taxes are presumably collected for the welfare of taxpayers as a whole, the individual taxpayer’s liability is independent of any specific benefit received.

Income Tax Law & Practice Assessment Year 2020-21

Author : Dr. H.C. Mehrotra, Dr. S.P. Goyal
Publisher : Sahitya Bhawan Publications
ISBN 13 : 9351738639
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Book Synopsis Income Tax Law & Practice Assessment Year 2020-21 by : Dr. H.C. Mehrotra, Dr. S.P. Goyal

Download or read book Income Tax Law & Practice Assessment Year 2020-21 written by Dr. H.C. Mehrotra, Dr. S.P. Goyal and published by Sahitya Bhawan Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About Income Tax Law & Practice Book Largest Selling Book since 1964 and over the last 56 years of its existence, the book has established a reputation for itself as the most definitive work on the subject of income tax. Incorporating the provisions of the Finance Act, 2019; the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019; the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Finance Act, 2020 as applicable to Assessment Year 2020-21. Provisions of the Taxation and other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 dated 31.3.2020 have been incorporated in the book. A simplified, systematic approach to the understanding of a complex subject written in a unique, simple and easy to understand language. Each topic, after a theoretical exposition, is followed by illustrations to facilitate the students to master the practical application of Income Tax Law. User-friendly examination-oriented style facilitating easy comprehension of each topic. Solved Illustrations and Questions for exercise are largest in number in comparison to other books on income tax. Unsurpassed for over 56 years. The book is trusted and relied upon for accuracy and reliability. Mistakeless printing on paper of superior quality at a moderate price. Questions from the latest Examination Papers of various universities have been included in the revised edition of the book. At the end of each chapter, Short Answer, Objective Type and Short Numerical Questions have been added with answers.

The Year 2020: The Corona and Chaos

Author : Dr. Mahesh Bhatt
Publisher : Ukiyoto Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9356451818
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book The Year 2020: The Corona and Chaos written by Dr. Mahesh Bhatt and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book ‘The Corona Years’ is a story of a 21st-century pandemic where a novel virus made humanity humble, anxious, violent, religious, scientific, spiritual, etc., simultaneously and exposed the fragility of human life and bewildered actions despite all scientific and technological advancements. This book will bring you deep into the amusing, foolish, intelligent, clever, but filled with extraordinary collaborative and cooperative events and actions of individuals, communities, countries, and organizations during the ‘Corona Years.’ That means all emotions, fallacies, intelligence, and zeal of humankind’s collective and individual thought processes. It is all about a global crisis and challenges of the Anthropocene era filled with lessons for its better future and survival.

Journal of the Plague Year (2020)

Author : Hugh Cameron
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1664157301
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the Plague Year (2020) written by Hugh Cameron and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original Journal of the Plague Year was written by Daniel Defoe in 1639. Plagues have been a recurrent fact of life since humans have existed. A virus or a bacterium makes the jump either from an animal or from a tribe who have long been habituated to the organism, and this novel infection races through the newly exposed populace, and a huge die-off of the new hosts occurs. The last major event was the Spanish influenza at the end of WWI. There have been events of concern such as SARS and Ebola, with other lesser events such as H1N1, MERS, and Hong Kong flu. While these potentially were a major problem, the Wuhan virus has turned out to be a new plague of disastrous dimensions. It remains to be seen if the catastrophic subsequent events were due to the virus itself or the hysterical overreaction to it. As an experienced doctor, with a large active clinical practice, I found I was often being asked the same questions as many patients were totally confused by the media and the changing and contradictory pronouncement from politicians and public health. I found I was answering so many questions in the office and on Facebook that it came to me, in April of 2020, that what I was doing was in fact compiling a “Journal of a Plague Year.” This book is a collection of sequential posts, almost all completely unedited. Also included were some questions and my answers.

Income Tax Law & Accounts Assessment Year 2020-21

Author : Dr. H.C. Mehrotra,Dr. S.P. Goyal
Publisher : Sahitya Bhawan Publications
ISBN 13 : 9351735265
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Income Tax Law & Accounts Assessment Year 2020-21 written by Dr. H.C. Mehrotra,Dr. S.P. Goyal and published by Sahitya Bhawan Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Income Tax Law & Accounts Assessment Year 2020-21 Book Largest Selling Book since 1964 and over the last 56 years of its existence, the book has established a reputation for itself as the most definitive work on the subject of income tax. Incorporating the provisions of the Finance Act, 2019; the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2019; the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the Finance Act, 2020 as applicable to Assessment Year 2020-21. Provisions of the Taxation and other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 dated 31.3.2020 have been incorporated in the book. In the chapter of Deduction of Tax at Source and Collection of Tax at Source new reduced rates by 25% w.e.f. 14.5.2020 have been included. A simplified, systematic approach to the understanding of a complex subject written in a unique, simple, and easy to understand language. Each topic, after a theoretical exposition, is followed by illustrations to facilitate the students to master the practical application of Income Tax Law. User-friendly examination-oriented style facilitating easy comprehension of each topic. Solved Illustrations and Questions for exercise are largest in number in comparison to other books on income tax. Unsurpassed for over 56 years. The book is trusted and relied upon for accuracy and reliability. Mistakeless printing on paper of superior quality at a moderate price. Questions from latest Examination Papers of various universities have been included in the revised edition of the book. At the end of each chapter, Short Answer, Objective Type and Short Numerical Questions have been added with answers. A unique feature of the revised edition is that Section-wise Index has been incorporated.

Personnel for Health Needs of the Elderly Through the Year 2020

Author : United States. Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Personnel for Health Needs of the Elderly Through the Year 2020 written by United States. Department of Health and Human Services and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Problems and Solutions in Income Tax (including Short Questions)

Author : Dr. H. C. Mehrotra, Dr. S. P. Goyal
Publisher : Sahitya Bhawan Publications
ISBN 13 : 9383866500
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Problems and Solutions in Income Tax (including Short Questions) written by Dr. H. C. Mehrotra, Dr. S. P. Goyal and published by Sahitya Bhawan Publications. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The salient features of the present edition are: All the Problems and Solutions have been thoroughly revised in the light of up-to-date amendments in Income tax Law and Rules for Assessment Year 2020-21. Almost all numerical questions given at the end of the chapters of the authors’ other publications on Income-tax (viz., Income-tax Law and Accounts, Aaykar Vidhan evam Lekhe, Law and Practice of Income-tax) have been solved in this book and the number printed within brackets at the end of the questions in other publications is the problem number of this book. The selection and sequence of the questions are well planned and systematic so as to cover all ticklish points within a reasonable number of questions. Wherever needed, detailed explanatory notes have been given at the end of solutions. Candidates preparing for C.A., Company Secretaries, Cost and Works Accountants, and Income-tax Departmental Examinations, will, particularly, find the book very useful. It will also be useful for candidates preparing for B.Com. and M.Com. Examinations of various Indian Universities.

FAQs on Income-tax Returns for Assessment Year 2020-21

Author : Taxmann
Publisher : Taxmann Publications Private Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book FAQs on Income-tax Returns for Assessment Year 2020-21 written by Taxmann and published by Taxmann Publications Private Limited. This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified 7 Income-tax Return (ITR) Forms. These ITR Forms will be applicable for the Income-tax return to be filed in respect of Assessment Year 2020-21. This publication contains 74 important FAQs to assist the taxpayers and tax professionals to file the accurate return of income. Some of the key FAQs are as under: 1. Classification of ITR forms based on Income and assessee; 2. FAQ on how to exercise the option for lower tax regime under section 115BAA and 115BAB; 3. FAQ on how to determine the residential status if assessee couldn’t travel due to Covid-19; 4. FAQ on exemptions and deductions to be available for the expenses or investments made during the extended period; 5. FAQ on TDS Mismatch; 6. FAQ on the taxability of income of a deceased assessee; 7. FAQ on Aadhaar and PAN linking.

Love the Fur You're In (Sesame Street)

Author : Random House
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1524715859
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Love the Fur You're In (Sesame Street) written by Random House and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wise and witty advice from Sesame Street--perfect for graduation gifts, commencement speeches, or anyone looking to celebrate Sesame Street's 50th anniversary! Brought to you by Sesame Street and illustrated with 50 years of art from Sesame Street children's books, this is a wise and funny guide to life that's just right for fans of all ages, especially those who grew up with Sesame Street! Written with great heart and great humor, this hardcover book contains advice for being true to one's self and living life with a Sesame Street perspective--finding that sunny day! Inside you'll find treasures like: "Get out in the rain and dance!" "Don't hide your light under a trashcan lid." "Be someone's Super Grover!"--and much, much more. The rich, full-color art showcases classic characters such as Big Bird, Grover, Oscar, Ernie, Bert, Elmo, Cookie Monster, the Count--as well as Prairie Dawn, Betty Lou, Biff and Sully, Sherlock Hemlock, Guy Smiley, and others. The illustrations offer a look back across five decades of Sesame Street book art and give readers the opportunity to remember or discover a wide range of nostalgic art styles that took Sesame Street beyond television--and into the hands of generations of young book lovers. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sesame Street--a truly iconic part of our culture and an indelible part of growing up--with this gem of a book!

Year 2020: New Trends in Pharmacological Treatments for Osteoarthritis

Author : Antonella Fioravanti
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889762327
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Year 2020: New Trends in Pharmacological Treatments for Osteoarthritis written by Antonella Fioravanti and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Business Year: Ecuador 2020

Author :
Publisher : The Business Year
ISBN 13 : 1912498456
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book The Business Year: Ecuador 2020 written by and published by The Business Year. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Ecuador and the world at large grapple with the emerging challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important not to forget the fundamentals of the Ecuadorian economy and the success stories of 2019 and the start of 2020. We believe contained within these pages is an accurate, balanced account of the state of the Ecuadorian economy as of publication, told through the words of the dozens of top public- and private-sector figures. The Business Year's country-specific publications, sometimes featuring over 150 face-to-face interviews, are among the most comprehensive annual economic publications available internationally. This 212-page publication covers green economy, finance, hydrocarbons, mining, agriculture, construction, industry, transport, education, health, ICT, and tourism.

American Jewish Year Book 2020

Author : Arnold Dashefsky
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030787060
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book American Jewish Year Book 2020 written by Arnold Dashefsky and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Jewish Year Book, which spans three different centuries, is the annual record of the North American Jewish communities and provides insight into their major trends. Part I of the current volume contains the lead article: Chapter 1, “Pastrami, Verklempt, and Tshoot-spa: Non-Jews’ Use of Jewish Language in the US” by Sarah Bunin Benor. Following this chapter are three on domestic and international events, which analyze the year’s events as they affect American Jewish communal and political affairs. Three chapters analyze the demography and geography of the US, Canada, and world Jewish populations. Part II provides lists of Jewish institutions, including federations, community centers, social service agencies, national organizations, synagogues, Hillels, camps, museums, and Israeli consulates. The final chapters present national and local Jewish periodicals and broadcast media; academic resources, including Jewish Studies programs, books, journals, articles, websites, and research libraries; and lists of major events in the past year, Jewish honorees, and obituaries. While written mostly by academics, this volume conveys an accessible style, making it of interest to public officials, professional and lay leaders in the Jewish community, as well as the general public and academic researchers. The American Jewish Year Book has been a key resource for social scientists exploring comparative and historical data on Jewish population patterns. No less important, the Year Book serves organization leaders and policy makers as the source for valuable data on Jewish communities and as a basis for planning. Serious evidence-based articles regularly appear in the Year Book that focus on analyses and reviews of critical issues facing American Jews and their communities which are indispensable for scholars and community leaders. Calvin Goldscheider, Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Ungerleider Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, Brown University They have done it again. The American Jewish Year Book has produced yet another edition to add to its distinguished tradition of providing facts, figures and analyses of contemporary life in North America. Its well-researched and easily accessible essays offer the most up to date scrutiny of topics and challenges of importance to American Jewish life; to the American scene of which it is a part and to world Jewry. Whether one is an academic or professional member of the Jewish community (or just an interested reader of all things Jewish), there is not another more impressive and informative reading than the American Jewish Year Book. Debra Renee Kaufman, Professor Emerita and Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Northeastern University

The Oil & Gas Year Guyana 2020

Author : The Energy Year
Publisher : The Oil & Gas Year Limited
ISBN 13 : 1783022310
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Oil & Gas Year Guyana 2020 written by The Energy Year and published by The Oil & Gas Year Limited. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Guyana is very attractive. The market is straightforward, fiscal terms are very appealing and it is a great place to explore for oil.” Ian Cloke, Executive Vice-President of New Ventures for Tullow Oil Ian Cloke’s words summarise the energy industry’s excitement for the prospects of Guyana as the country transforms thanks to huge offshore discoveries of oil. The Oil & Gas Year Guyana 2020 highlights these discoveries and Guyana’s ambitious aims to ramp up production in such a way as to avoid becoming a “resource curse” country. TOGY’s second publication on Guyana’s energy industry includes unparalleled analysis of ExxonMobil’s discoveries and production, as well as comments from Guyanese companies and institutions such as Guyana Shore Base and GO-Invest and international names including EY and Century Tamara Energy Services. In the coming years, regardless of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, Guyana will be unrecognisable from the country it was just recently. Interviewing actors across the value chain such as Tullow Oil, Guyana Logistics & Support Services, MatPal Marine Institute and many others, TOGY covers these changes and provides many more resources for the numerous investors who are looking at this small corner of South America set for wholesale advancement.

The Mermaid of Black Conch

Author : Monique Roffey
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593467353
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book The Mermaid of Black Conch written by Monique Roffey and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is "a daring, mesmerizing novel…single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date" (Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet). "Sentence by sensuous sentence, Roffey builds a verdant, complicated world that is a pleasure to live inside.... You might start to believe in the existence of mermaids.” —The New York Times In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn’t expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the rest of her days. But after the mermaid is caught by American tourists, David rescues and hides her away in his home, finding that, once out of the water, she begins to transform back into a woman. Now David must work to win Aycayia's trust while she relearns what it is to be human, navigating not only her new body but also her relationship with others on the island—a difficult task after centuries of loneliness. As David and Aycayia grow to love each other, they juggle both the joys and the dangers of life on shore. But a lingering question remains: Will the former mermaid be able to escape her curse? Taking on many points of view, this mythical adventure tells the story of one woman’s return to land, her healing, and her survival.

The Plague Year

Author : Lawrence Wright
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593320735
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book The Plague Year written by Lawrence Wright and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Looming Tower, and the pandemic novel The End of October: an unprecedented, momentous account of Covid-19—its origins, its wide-ranging repercussions, and the ongoing global fight to contain it "A book of panoramic breadth ... managing to surprise us about even those episodes we … thought we knew well … [With] lively exchanges about spike proteins and nonpharmaceutical interventions and disease waves, Wright’s storytelling dexterity makes all this come alive.” —The New York Times Book Review From the fateful first moments of the outbreak in China to the storming of the U.S. Capitol to the extraordinary vaccine rollout, Lawrence Wright’s The Plague Year tells the story of Covid-19 in authoritative, galvanizing detail and with the full drama of events on both a global and intimate scale, illuminating the medical, economic, political, and social ramifications of the pandemic. Wright takes us inside the CDC, where a first round of faulty test kits lost America precious time . . . inside the halls of the White House, where Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger’s early alarm about the virus was met with confounding and drastically costly skepticism . . . into a Covid ward in a Charlottesville hospital, with an idealistic young woman doctor from the town of Little Africa, South Carolina . . . into the precincts of prediction specialists at Goldman Sachs . . . into Broadway’s darkened theaters and Austin’s struggling music venues . . . inside the human body, diving deep into the science of how the virus and vaccines function—with an eye-opening detour into the history of vaccination and of the modern anti-vaccination movement. And in this full accounting, Wright makes clear that the medical professionals around the country who’ve risked their lives to fight the virus reveal and embody an America in all its vulnerability, courage, and potential. In turns steely-eyed, sympathetic, infuriated, unexpectedly comical, and always precise, Lawrence Wright is a formidable guide, slicing through the dense fog of misinformation to give us a 360-degree portrait of the catastrophe we thought we knew.