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Peter Doherty's is the last of the great rock 'n' roll stories—bad boy and public enemy. To his devoted fans, he is a cult hero, a modern-day Rimbaud. Musically, he has defined the past twenty years of indie rock with his sound, lyrics, lifestyle and aesthetic. Since The Libertines rose to international fame, Doherty has proved endlessly fascinating. A whirlwind of controversy and scandal has tailed him ever since the early 2000s, so much so that all too often his talents as a songwriter and performer have been overlooked; for every award and accolade, there is a scathing review.

Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty offers a level-headed guide to all aspects of pandemics-what they are, how they spread, and what we can do to prevent them Pandemics. The word conjures up images of horrific diseases sweeping the globe and killing everyone in their path. But such highly lethal illnesses almost never create pandemics. The reality is deadly serious but far more subtle. In Pandemics, Peter Doherty, who won the Nobel Prize for his work on how the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells, offers an essential guide to one of the truly life-or-death issues of our age.

La idea de pandemia evoca imágenes de enfermedades horribles matando a gran parte de la humanidad. La realidad es mucho mas sutil. En este libro Peter Doherty, quien ganó el Premio Nobel por su trabajo sobre cómo el sistema inmunitario reconoce las células infectadas por virus, ofrece una guía esencial para una de las cuestiones de vida o muerte mas trascendentes de nuestra época . Se explican aqui las causas de las pandemias, las formas en que se pueden contrarrestar con vacunas y medicamentos, y cómo podemos prepararnos mejor para enfrentarlas en el futuro.

In this 8-10 minute podcast, I as a psychologist and a priest use my training and skills to examine the Gospels. I will present alternative interpretations and insights into the meaning of Scripture for men and women in the 21st century.I can be reached at peter.dohertyomi@gmail.com.