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Author |
: Philip Ball |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 637 |
Release |
: 2006-04-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781429921824 |
ISBN-13 |
: 142992182X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil's Doctor by : Philip Ball
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, who called himself Paracelsus, stands at the cusp of medieval and modern times. A contemporary of Luther, an enemy of the medical establishment, a scourge of the universities, an alchemist, an army surgeon, and a radical theologian, he attracted myths even before he died. His fantastic journeys across Europe and beyond were said to be made on a magical white horse, and he was rumored to carry the elixir of life in the pommel of his great broadsword. His name was linked with Faust, who bargained with the devil. Who was the man behind these stories? Some have accused him of being a charlatan, a windbag who filled his books with wild speculations and invented words. Others claim him as the father of modern medicine. Philip Ball exposes a more complex truth in The Devil's Doctor—one that emerges only by entering into Paracelsus's time. He explores the intellectual, political, and religious undercurrents of the sixteenth century and looks at how doctors really practiced, at how people traveled, and at how wars were fought. For Paracelsus was a product of an age of change and strife, of renaissance and reformation. And yet by uniting the diverse disciplines of medicine, biology, and alchemy, he assisted, almost in spite of himself, in the birth of science and the emergence of the age of rationalism. "Ball produces a vibrant, original portrait of a man of contradictions:" - Publishers Weekly
Author |
: Sax Rohmer |
Publisher |
: IndyPublish.com |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 1916 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433076057383 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu by : Sax Rohmer
Author |
: David Henry Keller |
Publisher |
: Ayer Company Pub |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 1976 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0405081456 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780405081453 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil and the Doctor by : David Henry Keller
Author |
: Christian Bernadac |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 288 |
Release |
: 1978 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000047106079 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Devil's Doctors by : Christian Bernadac
Author |
: Gwen Adshead |
Publisher |
: Faber & Faber |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2021-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780571357635 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0571357636 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil You Know by : Gwen Adshead
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN & IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONA perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound consequences for human nature and society at large. *INCLUDES A NEW CHAPTER*'Brilliant . . . The book is a powerful myth buster. Name a sterotype about violent offenders and Adshead upends it.'SUNDAY TIMES'Deeply moving . . . the most overwhelming feeling I had on finishing this book was of hope . . . Compassionate and fascinating.'GUARDIANDr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their crime, she listens to their stories and helps them to better understand their terrible acts of violence. Here Adshead invites the reader to step with her into the room to meet twelve patients and discover how minds can change. These men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared humanity. Their stories make a powerful case for rehabilitation over revenge, compassion over condemnation. The Devil You Know will challenge everything you thought you knew about human nature.'An unmissable book.' OBSERVER'Adshead's compassion is almost as shocking as the offences themselves . . . it gives her distance and extraordinary insight.'THE TIMES, Books of the Year'The Devil You Know has permanently recalibrated my empathy dial.'NEW STATESMAN, Books of the Year'Deeply humane.'IRISH TIMES, Books of the Year'Exceptional.' VAL McDERMID'Extraodinary.' SEBASTIAN FAULKS'Gripping . . . ultimately enlightening.' PHILIPPE SANDS'Fascinating and beautifully written.' CHRISTIE WATSONA SUNDAY TIMES, NEW STATESMAN & IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTIONA perspective-shattering work into the minds of violent criminals that reveals profound consequences for human nature and society at large. *INCLUDES A NEW CHAPTER*'Brilliant . . . The book is a powerful myth buster. Name a sterotype about violent offenders and Adshead upends it.'SUNDAY TIMES'Deeply moving . . . the most overwhelming feeling I had on finishing this book was of hope . . . Compassionate and fascinating.'GUARDIANDr Gwen Adshead is one of Britain's leading forensic psychiatrists. She treats serial killers, arsonists, stalkers, gang members and other individuals who are usually labelled 'monsters'. Whatever their crime, she listens to their stories and helps them to better understand their terrible acts of violence. Here Adshead invites the reader to step with her into the room to meet twelve patients and discover how minds can change. These men and women are revealed in all their complexity and shared humanity. Their stories make a powerful case for rehabilitation over revenge, compassion over condemnation. The Devil You Know will challenge everything you thought you knew about human nature.'An unmissable book.' OBSERVER'Adshead's compassion is almost as shocking as the offences themselves . . . it gives her distance and extraordinary insight.'THE TIMES, Books of the Year'The Devil You Know has permanently recalibrated my empathy dial.'NEW STATESMAN, Books of the Year'Deeply humane.'IRISH TIMES, Books of the Year'Exceptional.' VAL McDERMID'Extraodinary.' SEBASTIAN FAULKS'Gripping . . . ultimately enlightening.' PHILIPPE SANDS'Fascinating and beautifully written.' CHRISTIE WATSON
Author |
: Dylan Thomas |
Publisher |
: New Directions Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 244 |
Release |
: 1966 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0811202062 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780811202060 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Doctor and the Devils, and Other Scripts by : Dylan Thomas
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Author |
: Mark Felton |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 293 |
Release |
: 2012-07-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783032624 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783032626 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil's Doctors by : Mark Felton
The author of Guarding Hitler delivers “a study revealing the Japanese use of Allied POWs in medical experiments during WWII.”—The Guardian The brutal Japanese treatment of Allied POWs in WW2 has been well documented. The experiences of British, Australian and American POWs on the Burma Railway, in the mines of Formosa and in camps across the Far East, were bad enough. But the mistreatment of those used as guinea pigs in medical experiments was in a different league. The author reveals distressing evidence of Unit 731 experiments involving US prisoners and the use of British as control groups in Northern China, Hainau Island, New Guinea and in Japan. These resulted in loss of life and extreme suffering. Perhaps equally shocking is the documentary evidence of British Government use of the results of these experiments at Porton Down in the Cold War era in concert with the US who had captured Unit 731 scientists and protected them from war crime prosecution in return for their cooperation. The author’s in-depth research reveals that, not surprisingly, archives have been combed of much incriminating material but enough remains to paint a thoroughly disturbing story. “The narrative does not seek sensation or attempt to draw irrefutable conclusions where it is clearly impossible to do so, instead it simply provides a balanced assessment of what is known and what seems probable.”—Pegasus Archive
Author |
: Sax Rohmer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 126 |
Release |
: 2021-04-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798740703770 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil Doctor by : Sax Rohmer
Author |
: Keith Topping |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0563405643 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780563405641 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil Goblins from Neptune by : Keith Topping
YA. From the outer reaches of the universe Alien eyes are surveying the earth. 11 yrs+
Author |
: Sax Rohmer |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 253 |
Release |
: 1916 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:317661168 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Devil Doctor by : Sax Rohmer