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Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

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Quackery

By: Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth? Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine - yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison - was dosed like Viagra.

Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, Quackery recounts the lively, at times unbelievable, history of medical misfires and malpractices. Ranging from the merely weird to the outright dangerous, here are dozens of outlandish, morbidly hilarious "treatments" - conceived by doctors and scientists, by spiritualists, and snake oil salesmen (yes, they literally tried to sell snake oil) - that were predicated on a range of cluelessness, trial and error, and straight-up scams. This book seamlessly combines macabre humor with science and storytelling to reveal an important and disturbing side of the ever-evolving field of medicine.

©2017 Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen (P)2018 Tantor Medicine & Health Care Industry History & Commentary Medicine Middle Ages Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences Psychology Inspiring Africa Medical History

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The narrator was the perfect choice for this book. She made the subject matter so enjoyable.

Captivating

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easy to follow the narrator and interesting topic. Humerus ( hahaha ) and strangely cool.

wonderful

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Very interesting subject matter, thorough with some low brow humor that made me chuckle often

Interesting and Entertaining

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This had me both curious and amused at the same time. From electric baths, to balancing the four light colors. So much fun!

Cracked up

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As a nurse I fully enjoyed this book. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart, you need a strong stomach for some of these quackeries.

Great read for nurses

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