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The book examines inebriety from a wide range of angles: although that caused by alcohol is the main focus, he also explores use of opium (popular at the time), tobacco, nitrous oxide, and also other various poisons, such as hemlock, "bangue" (cannabis), foxglove and nightshade.
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'Yet another compulsively readable, astonishingly encyclopedic book from Roy Porter...his best to date: an epic, one-volume narrative history of man's struggle with the infirmities of his body, from Aesculapius to AIDS.' SIMON SCHAMA
'Whether you are interested in the advent of the stethoscope, the history of yellow fever, the bubonic plague or, closer to home, coronary heart disease, the feminist influence on medicine, drug abuse, childbearing or...
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The doctor suddenly appeared beside Will, startling him. He was sleek and prosperous, with a dainty goatee. Though he smiled reassuringly, the poet noticed that he kept a safe distance. In a soothing, urbane voice, the physician explained the treatment: stewed prunes to evacuate the bowels; succulent meats to ease digestion; cinnabar and the sweating tub to cleanse the disease from the skin. The doctor warned of minor side effects: uncontrolled drooling,...
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Abschied im Purple Rain
Am 21. April 2016 wurde Prince leblos in seinem Haus in Minnesota gefunden - er wurde 57 Jahre alt. Die Zahl der Nachrufe und trauernden Statusmeldungen in den sozialen Netzwerken zeigte: Prince Rogers Nelson hat mit seinen Songs, seiner Attitüde, seiner sexuell aufgeladenen Bühnenshow und seinem genialen Spiel mit den verschiedensten Musikrichtungen ein Gesamtwerk geschaffen, das für viele Musikfans zum Soundtrack ihres...
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Regresa en el tiempo hasta finales del siglo XIX mientras la poderosa United Fruit Company toma el protagonismo en la bulliciosa ciudad de Bocas del Toro. Sea testigo de su ascenso al dominio y del establecimiento de Punta Hospital, un centro médico vital que garantiza el bienestar de la mano de obra. Este cautivador relato se adentra en la historia entrelazada del comercio y la sanidad en una época pasada. Clyde S. Stephens, estadounidense de Florida,...
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[2023]
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42: History was made in 1947, when Jackie Robinson broke the professional baseball race barrier to become the first African American MLB player of the modern era. 42 tells the life story of Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.
61*: Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, one was the Yankees' best loved players and the other was their most valuable. 1961 was about to be the summer...
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