The Alarming History of Medicine: Amusing Anecdotes from Hippocrates to Heart TransplantsMacmillan, 15/09/1997 - 256 من الصفحات Delightfully witty and richly informative, The Alarming History of Medicine is a collection of anecdotes describing how the historical breakthroughs in medicine were really made. Using hilarious stories, based on actual facts, Richard Gordon shows that most of the monumental discoveries were originally accidents. A must-read for hypochondriacs, doctors, medical students, and anyone fascinated by the world of medicine, The Alarming History of Medicine is clever, revealing--and all true. |
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Hippocrates and All That | 1 |
Man Microbes and History | 15 |
Discoveries in the Dark | 41 |
The Conquest of Pain | 74 |
The Goldheaded Cane | 93 |
The Demon Barbers | 121 |
Sex and its Snags | 143 |
Dead Ends | 161 |
Odd Practices | 178 |
Freud the English Governess and the Smell of Burnt Pudding | 199 |
Scholars Truants and Teachers Pets | 217 |
The Body Politic | 233 |
One Small Step for a Man One Giant Leap for Mankind | 248 |
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