Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine, Hardcover - Thomas Hager

DescriptionBehind every landmark drug is a story. It could be an oddball researcher's genius insight, a catalyzing moment in geopolitical history, ...

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From stone age to space age, every human who has ever looked up at the night sky has seen the same stars in the same patterns. They reveal our enti...

The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky. 'Excellent .Publisher: Guardian Faber PublishingA...

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The extraordinary, unknown story of two giants of American history--Henry Ford and Thomas Edison--and their attempt to create an electric-powered c...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Thomas HagerIllustration(s): Black-and-white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139...

A fascinating introduction to the advancement of medical science down the centuries - from Stone Age trepanning (drilling holes into the skull) to ...

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

The product of fifteen years of collecting activity throughout China, this book offers the first comprehensive, botanically authoritative, and prac...

Poison documents the tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of each era reveal ho...

Taking the ten biggest lies from history and looking at the people who propagated them, social commentator and expert historian Otto English shows ...

Taking the ten biggest lies from history and looking at the people who propagated them, social commentator and expert historian Otto English shows ...

When, if ever, should lying be permitted? If you've damaged a person's reputation unfairly, can the damage be undone?Is a person who sells weapons ...

When did the British Government become the world's largest drugs pusher? What tree is frequently used to treat cancer? Which everyday condiment is ...

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DescriptionIn a fascinating blend of biography and history, Joseph Tartakovsky tells the epic and unexpected story of our Constitution through the ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): J.R. WordieIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 598Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 234 x 53Co...

In three sections, the Oxford Handbook of the History of Medicine celebrates the richness and variety of medical history around the world. It explo...

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Cambridge is now world-famous as a centre of science, but it wasn't always so. Before the nineteenth century, the sciences were of little importanc...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Grace LindsayIllustration(s): black and white illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 400Publicatio...

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Reducere. Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation. The internationa...

The definitive social history of tuberculosis, from its origins as a haunting mystery to its modern reemergence that now threatens populations arou...

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Cody Johnson beautifully balances historical knowledge with cutting-edge science to produce a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening read which pain...

Reducere. This eye-opening journey through centuries of medical care on the battlefield is a fascinating read. The research is impressive, the writing style ...

History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they co...

Reducere. DescriptionA New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, w...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Thomas E. RicksNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 29Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

Reducere. Entering World War I in 1917, a burst of patriotism in New Orleans collided with civil liberties. The city, due to its French heritage, shared a st...

Reducere. "In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester's previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, o...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics todayIllustrations: Integrated maps

This fascinating three-thousand-year history of the census traces the making of the modern survey and explores its political power in the age of bi...

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In a richly designed work with maps, portraits, and graphics throughout, the award-winning author of the Jumbies series shows readers this underrep...

Reducere. Ricks knocks it out of the park with this jewel of a book. On every page I learned something new. Read it every night if you want to restore your f...

Reducere. An African American Philosophy of Medicine examines race, medical knowledge, and history in the United States. The book further addresses meaning a...