Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine and director of the Center for the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan. His books include Quarantine!, When Germs Travel, and An Anatomy of Addiction. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The New England Journal of Medicine, and he is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio. Markel is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
"A tour de force of scientific and social history, one that
helps illuminate a unique period in the long story of medical
discovery. . . . Absorbing and thoroughly documented . . . a vivid
narrative of two of the most remarkable of the many contributors to
our understanding of human biology and function."
--The New York Times Book Review "Incisive. . . . An
irresistible cautionary tale."
--The Wall Street Journal "Terrific. . . . This rich,
engrossing book reminds us of the strangeness of even heroic
destinies."
--Los Angeles Times "Markel creates rich portraits of men
who shared, as he writes of Freud, a 'particular constellation of
bold risk taking, emotional scar tissue, and psychic turmoil.'"
--The New Yorker "A rich, revelatory new book. . . . [Markel
is] a careful writer and a tireless researcher, and as a trained
physician himself, Markel is able to pronounce on medical matters
with firmness and authority."
--TIME "A splendid history . . . [Markel is a] fluent,
incisive and often subtly funny writer."
--The Baltimore Sun "Provocative . . . persuasive and
engrossing."
--Salon.com "Compelling and compassionate . . . a book that
profoundly demonstrates the complexity and breadth of their genius
. . . a richly woven analysis complete with anecdotes, historical
research, photos and present-day knowledge about the character of
the addictive personality."
--Booklist "From the dramatic opening scene on the first
page to the epilogue, An Anatomy of Addiction is a hugely
satisfying read. Howard Markel is physician, historian and
wonderful storyteller, and since his tale involves two of the most
compelling characters in medicine, I could not put it
down--addictive is the word for this terrific book."
--Abraham Verghese, author of Cutting for Stone
"It's a fascinating book about fascinating men, but even more
interesting for those of us who want a glimpse of modern medicine
when it was just starting to develop."
--The New Republic "Dr. Markel braids these men's stories
intricately, intelligently and often elegantly."
--The New York Times "Markel brilliantly describes the
paradox of [Halsted's and Freud's] lives."
--Nature "Inspired, entertaining and informative . . .
[Markel] tells this fascinating tale in an insightful contemporary
book that is both intellectually engaging and exceptionally well
written."
--Journal of the American Medical Association "[A] witty,
wide-ranging book."
--Boston Globe "A richly engaging book . . . highly
recommended."
--Wired "Well-researched. . . . A thoughtful picture of late
19th century medicine."
--The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review "Colorful study .
. . brisk . . . an engaging well-researched historical homily about
fame and foible."
--Bloomberg "A fascinating revelation of conditions
prevailing in hospitals and medical circles in the late 19th and
20th centuries."
--New York Journal of Books "The best medical histories are
the ones that cause the imagination to run riot. A fast-rising
master of satisfying this human quest for mind-altering willies is
the Michigan medical historian Howard Markel."
--The Winnipeg Free Press "With both wit and style, Markel
has produced a scrupulously researched, meticulously detailed
account of the history of cocaine, as well as the drug dependences
of Halsted and Freud."
--Hopkins Medicine Magazine
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