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Quackery

a Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
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Apr 23, 2018abcDena rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
In another universe, this book wouldn't have taken me two weeks to read, but in this one? In this universe here? I slowed down to enjoy the crap out of it. There were a couple of chapters I wasn't really interested in, like the ones on corpse medicine and cannibalism. But that's because I've read specific books on those topics in recent years. If you like micro-histories, medical history, and looks back on vintage content, then you'll really enjoy Quackery. Lydia Kang, an actual doctor, has a knack for taking heavy, dreary, dark and disgusting subject matter and giving it a light, friendly spin, while still giving seasoned readers enough to sink their mental teeth into. The book has a good index, but no bibliography or annotations. I'm an annotation nerrrrrd and would have loved to see more notes in a book like this, so I can further my reading! I'm having trouble finding medical histories to read. Anywho: highly recommended!