7 edition of The Alarming History of Medicine found in the catalog.
Published
September 15, 1997
by St. Martin"s Griffin
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Written in English
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 256 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL9561442M |
| ISBN 10 | 0312167636 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780312167639 |
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Using hilarious stories, based on actual facts, Richard Gordon shows that most of the /5(16). The Alarming History of Medicine is witty but chaotic fun IF you already know a bit about medical history. If you are new to the history of medicine, I'd recommend Doctors: The Biography of Medicine before picking up Gordon's book.
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Delightfully witty and richly informative, this new book by the author of the classic Doctor. The history of medicine is largely the substitution of ignorance by fallacies, argues Richard Gordon, author of "Doctor in the House", in this humorous, informative and sceptical canter through the Queen Victoria, Hitler and Boswell are among the patients discussed.
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Free shipping for many products. The history of medicine shows how societies have changed in their approach to illness and disease from ancient times to the present. Early medical traditions include those of Babylon, China, Egypt and India.
Sushruta, from India, introduced the concepts of medical diagnosis and Hippocratic Oath was written in ancient Greece in the 5th century BCE, and is a direct inspiration for.
The Alarming History is basically a history book of medicine written to inform, but primarily to entertain. In many ways it resembles Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything.
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