The Medical Detectives: The Classic Collection of Award-Winning Medical Investigative Reporting - Paperback
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The Medical Detectives: The Classic Collection of Award-Winning Medical Investigative Reporting - Paperback
$19.00
by Berton Roueche (Author)
The classic collection of award-winning medical investigative reporting.
What do Lyme's disease in Long Island, a pig from New Jersey, and am amateur pianist have in common? All are subjects in three of 24 utterly fascinating tales of strange illnesses, rare diseases, poisons, and parasites--each tale a thriller of medical suspense by the incomparable Berton Roueché. The best of his New Yorker articles are collected here to astound readers with intriguing tales of epidemics in America's small towns, threats of contagion in our biggest cities, even bubonic plague in a peaceful urban park.
Author Biography
BERTON ROUECHÉ joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1944. His "Annals of Medicine" department and his stature as a medical journalist have been recognized by numerous awards, including those from the Lasker Foundation and the American Medical Association. He lived and worked in Amagansett, Long Island, for many years, and died, at age 83, in 1994.
Number of Pages: 432
Dimensions: 0.95 x 8.44 x 5.36 IN
Publication Date: March 30, 1991
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