{"product_id":"a-cabinet-of-medical-curiosities-paperback","title":"A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJan Bondeson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book of amazing oddities, Jan Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. He regales us with stories of spontaneous human combustion; vicious tribes of tailed men; the Two-Headed Boy of Bengal; Mary Toft, who allegedly gave birth to seventeen rabbits; and Julia Pastrana, exhibited around the world as the Ape Woman. Bondeson combines an historian's skill in showing us our timeless fascination with the grotesque with a physician's diagnostic abilities, as he examines the evidence and provides likely explanations for these peculiar events. \"Fascinating. . . . Well-researched and extensively illustrated with items from [Bondeson's] personal collection, it covers a wide range of medical monstrosities, and there is something for everyone.\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Lancet\u003c\/em\u003e \"Entertaining in the simultaneously creepy and amusing way of a carnival sideshow. . . . Bondeson is quick to acknowledge absurdity, and his wry humor, along with his strong personal judgments, spice up the book.\" -- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \"Bondeson . . . regards his exhibits with a careful scientist's eye, discovering misinterpreted evidence, tragic genetic mutations, and, occasionally, outright fraud.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.94 x 5.93 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762120163616,"sku":"9780393318920","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3ab0a2db39bc89f715a2de3f478ec358_19281034-e611-4a0e-b8f8-424c82dfc76a.webp?v=1780217843","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-cabinet-of-medical-curiosities-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}