Medicine Illustrations by Alexandra Kilburn

Medicine Illustrations by Alexandra KilburnAn engaging, informative, and endlessly surprising graphic history of medicine In the Middle Ages, surgery was performed by barbers due to their skill with sharp instruments. In the mid 19th century, a grand exhibition of the effects of laughing gas inadvertently led to the discovery of anesthesia. Three decades later, Louis Pasteur enjoyed a crucial breakthrough in his search for vaccinations because his assistant decided, against his orders, to take

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the infamous knockout drops

In dazzling spreads packed with maps

Outfoxed introduces a smart

and abstract arrangements

we think we know more about our food than we ever did

and reptiles

Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges

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So despite his small size

The Chinese grew the spicy more than 3

The Saltwater Table is a love letter to a place where history