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Title: Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure EverythingAuthor: Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen
Published: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 352
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
This takes a look at the crazy, funny and fascinating things humans have done throughout the ages to cure their ailments.
Review:
This was a pretty entertaining book and perfect to read a bit in here and there.
The topic of medical history and all the things people have done to try and fix a slew of physical and mental problems is really fascinating and this breaks it down in bite-sized pieces that are easy to digest. It's very informative without being dry.
There's a lot of humour throughout this book and it's written in quite a funny way, which makes it easier and more enjoyable to read, but there was perhaps a little too much of it in here, so much so that it got slightly annoying.
Overall though, this was fun and interesting and I feel like I learned a lot from it (some of which was kind of gross, not going to lie).
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