{"product_id":"9781916745018","title":"A Sick History of Medicine : A Warts-and-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Poleksic, Jelena \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistory \u0026amp; the past: general interest (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 6 March 2025 by PRIDDY BOOKS in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Wacky Histories' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 48 pages\u003cbr\u003e287 x 234 x 11 | 508g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. This revolting history of medicine through the ages by Jelena Poleksic is full of blood, guts, and gore!If you don’t like going to the doctor, spare a thought for your ancestors. Got a headache? We can drill into your skull! Need to buy medicine? Can we recommend a dose of ground-up Egyptian mummy? Want to fight off diseases? Try smelling a stinky cesspit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s well-known that to make advances in science you have to make a few mistakes along the way. In this hilarious history book kids will be whisked around the world – from ancient Rome to imperial China – to meet the medical innovators who pushed the boundaries of what was possible, with sometimes disastrous effects. They’ll learn about the use of leeches, maggot-therapy (as gross as it sounds), dancing plagues, public dissections, grave robbers, electric eel treatments, exploding teeth, and much more!Written by a doctor, everything in this book has been scrupulously researched and readers will learn about the development of some of our greatest inventions, from vaccines to X-rays. Amusing illustrations by Ella Kasperowicz make this a book kids will want to return to again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vile sequel to the equally revolting A Stinky History of Toilets!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46429781033219,"sku":"9781916745018","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781916745018_5f32e642-cf0c-40f2-b8a4-ed3afcb859d2.jpg?v=1741603437","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781916745018","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}