The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy

The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine

Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy

217 pages first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction health history science funny informative lighthearted slow-paced

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A compelling, often hilarious and occasionally horrifying exploration of how modern medicine came to be!Wondering whether eating powdered mummies might be just the thing to cure your ills? Tempted by those vintage ads suggesting you wear radioacti...

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informative 95%
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tense 1%

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