Howard Markel

11 books

An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine by Howard Markel

An Anatomy of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, and the Miracle Drug Cocaine

Howard Markel

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction biography history psychology informative reflective slow-paced
The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek by Howard Markel

The Kelloggs: The Battling Brothers of Battle Creek

Howard Markel

544 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction biography business history informative medium-paced
Literatim: Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture by Howard Markel

Literatim: Essays at the Intersections of Medicine and Culture

Howard Markel

384 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction health history informative reflective medium-paced
Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin by Howard Markel

Origin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwin

Howard Markel

368 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix by Howard Markel

The Secret of Life: Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

Howard Markel

564 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative medium-paced
When Germs Travel: Six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed by Howard Markel

When Germs Travel: Six major epidemics that have invaded America since 1900 and the fears they have unleashed

Howard Markel

288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
An Anatomy Of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, And The Miracle Drug Cocaine by Howard Markel
An Anatomy Of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, And The Miracle Drug Cocaine
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Howard Markel

An Anatomy Of Addiction: Sigmund Freud, William Halsted, And The Miracle Drug Cocaine

Howard Markel

352 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

Formative Years: Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000 by

Formative Years: Children's Health in the United States, 1880-2000

304 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction childrens health history
Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 by Howard Markel

Quarantine!: East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892

Howard Markel

280 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective medium-paced
When Germs Travel When Germs Travel by Howard Markel, Howard Markel

When Germs Travel When Germs Travel

Howard Markel, Howard Markel

288 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging emotional informative slow-paced