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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

L1 Book

A fascinating study of mankind’s attempts to heal disease and alleviate suffering.

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Left Book

“A primer on how institutional racism became embedded in American medicine.”” —Richard D. deShazo, MD, MACP

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Middle Book

"A[n] … important contribution to the history of the advancement of medicine.”"
—NY Journal of Books

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Right Book

"This work is accessible and suitable for anyone interested in the subject."
—Choice

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Sickly Vapors

The southern climate, with its heat, oppressive humidity, and stagnant marshland, accentuated disease and suffering…

On The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine

The Great War of 1914-1918 exploded on the European scene with unimaginable violence…

On The Agony of Heroes

Can you imagine the courage mustered by doctors and nurses in these gravest of circumstances? Surrounded by the enemy…

On Desperate Surgery in the Pacific War

Even as a kid I was intrigued by the Second World War. My Dad had served in the infantry in the South Pacific…