{"product_id":"a-sick-history-of-medicine-a-warts-and-all-book-full-of-fun-facts-and-disgusting-discoveries","title":"A Sick History of Medicine: A Warts-And-All Book Full of Fun Facts and Disgusting Discoveries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. This revolting history of medicine through the ages by Jelena Poleksic is full of blood, guts, and gore!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you don't like going to the doctor, spare a thought for your ancestors. \u003ci\u003eGot a headache?\u003c\/i\u003e We can drill into your skull! \u003ci\u003eNeed to buy medicine?\u003c\/i\u003e Can we recommend a dose of ground-up Egyptian mummy? \u003ci\u003eWant to fight off diseases?\u003c\/i\u003e Try smelling a stinky cesspit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe vile sequel to the equally revolting \u003ci\u003eA Stinky History of Toilets\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1684494494\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781684494491\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Poleksic, Jelena, Kasperowicz, Ella, Neon Squid\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Neon Squid\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Neon Squid","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Mar 2025)","offer_id":45658166919365,"sku":"9781684494491","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781684494491.jpg?v=1768898521","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/a-sick-history-of-medicine-a-warts-and-all-book-full-of-fun-facts-and-disgusting-discoveries","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}