Kill or Cure Kill or Cure
DK Short Histories

Kill or Cure

An Illustrated History of Medicine

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    • $12.99
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Publisher Description

Kill or Cure, a lavishly illustrated new history from DK, recounts the quest of doctors and scientists through the ages to tame and conquer mankind's ever-enduring enemies: disease, injury, and death. Sometimes misguided, sometimes inspired, always doggedly determined, the great scientific minds of every generation have battled the unknown within our bodies, developing potions, drugs, and therapies in a quest to heal and cure.

Beginning with early healers, chance discoveries, technological advancement, and "wonder" drugs, and using panels, timelines, and thematic spreads, Kill or Cure highlights information about human anatomy, surgical instruments, and medical breakthroughs while telling the dramatic tale of medical progress. Diaries, notebooks, and other first-person accounts tell the fascinating stories from the perspective of people who witnessed medical history firsthand. Packed with photographs, diagrams, and visual explanations, Kill or Cure tells the extraordinary tale of medicine through the ages.

  • GENRE
    Professional & Technical
    RELEASED
    2013
    October 21
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    400
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    DK
    SELLER
    PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
    SIZE
    242.1
    MB
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