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Publisher: Delta

Intimate and political

ISBN10: 0071544291

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Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine FIC022040 was court-martialed for causing theAn eminently readable, entertaining romp through the history of our vain and valiant efforts to heal ourselves. Mankind's battle to stay alive and healthy for as long as possible is our oldest, most universal struggle. With his characteristic wit and vastly informed historical scope, Roy Porter examines the war fought between disease and doctors on the battleground of the flesh from ancient times to the present. He explores the many ingenious ways in