Do No Harm - A Painful History of Medicine by Nick Arnold - ISBN: 9781783126675
Hardcover
Explore medicine’s dark and bizarre past: treatments that often killed.

Do No Harm - A Painful History of Medicine

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  • Hardcover

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    2 November 2021

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Summary

For the gruesomely curious or medically minded, this romp through the history of medicine packs in the fascinating and often macabre ideas and practices employed during humanity’s constant battle against illness and injury. Discover the pills and potions that often did more harm than good, the bizarre treatments and torturous surgeries. As well as finding strange and little-known stories, readers will also develop a deeper understanding of the pioneers and pivotal discoveries that paved the w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781783126675
ISBN-10:1783126671
Author:Nick Arnold, Stephanie Von Reiswitz
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Welbeck Children's Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:2 November 2021
Weight:457g
Dimensions:16mm x 174mm x 224mm
Audience Age:7
A-Format
B-Format
Do No Harm - A Painful History of Medicine by Nick Arnold - ISBN: 9781783126675
174 × 224 mm
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A4
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About The Author

Nick Arnold

Nick Arnold is a British writer of science books for children. He is best known for the long series Horrible Science. Nick Arnold has loved writing ever since he was a boy. Due to his success, he now lives in a big old haunted house in western England, where he likes to eat pizza and ride his bicycle.

Stephanie von Reiswitz is an artist and illustrator with a penchant for the mysterious and the darkly funny. Educated in Brussels and London, she graduated from Central St Martin’s. She lives and works in London, and in her spare time she can be found taking part in sinister theatrical events, or playing in various musical ensembles and circumstances.

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