The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth(1st Edition) And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by ThomasMorris Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2019 by Dutton ISBN-13: 978-1-5247-4370-3, ISBN: 1-5247-4370-4
""Delightfully horrifying."--Popular ScienceThis wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its jaw-dropping weirdness. A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many strange tales that have long lain undiscovered in the pages of old medical journals. Award-winning medical historian Thomas Morris delivers o ..."
The Matter of the Heart A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations by ThomasMorris Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2018 by Vintage Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-78470-325-7, ISBN: 1-78470-325-7
"For thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on.Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics began going where no one had dared go before. The following decades saw the mysteries of the heart exposed, thanks to pioneering surgeons, brave patients and even sacrificial dogs.In eleven landmark operations, Thomas Morris tells us stories o ..."
"During the course of his research, historian Thomas Morris discovered hundreds of gruesome and often hilarious old medical case reports which for centuries have lain unnoticed in archives and journals. Intrigued by his discovery, he posted these bizarre tales on his blog, and before long what started as a niche online compendium attracted thousands of visitors every week. Indeed, one day his blog received 10,000 visits. Gathering moment ..."
The Matter of the Heart(1st Edition) A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations by Professor ThomasMorris Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2018 by Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-13: 978-1-250-11716-8, ISBN: 1-250-11716-X
"An eye-opening and heroic story of pioneering heart surgeons, structured around eleven operations.For thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on. Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics began going where no one had dared go before. The following decades saw the mysteries of the heart exposed, thanks to pioneering surgeons, brave ..."
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"A young video shop assistant exchanges the home comforts of one mother-figure for a fleeting encounter with another; a brother and sister find themselves at the bottom of a coal mine with a Japanese tourist; a Welsh stag on a debauched weekend in Dublin confesses an unimaginable truth; and a twice-widowed pensioner tries to persuade the lovely Mrs Morgan to be his date at the town's summer festival...Set in Caerphilly, a sleepy castle t ..."
Edison (Paperback) by Edmund Morris, Kaptain Krook Paperback, 800 Pages, Published 2020 by Random House Usa Inc, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-8321-0, ISBN: 0-8129-8321-1
"These are just a few of the anecdotal gems that have until now lain undiscovered in medical journals for centuries."
The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine by ThomasMorris 368 Pages, Published 2018 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-1-5247-4369-7, ISBN: 1-5247-4369-0
"Lorenz Heister, A General System of Surgery in Three Parts (London: printed for
W. Innys, 1750), 24. ... Samuel Charles Hill, The Life of Claud Martin, Major-
General in the Army of the Honourable East India Company (Calcutta: Thacker,
Spink ..."
The Matter of the Heart A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations by ThomasMorris 368 Pages, Published 2018 by St. Martin's Press ISBN-13: 978-1-250-11717-5, ISBN: 1-250-11717-8
"Arthur B. Voorhees Jr., Alfred Jaretzki III, Arthur H. Blakemore, 'The use of tubes
constructed from Vinyon “N” cloth in bridging arterial defects: a preliminary report'
, Annals of Surgery 135, no. 3 (1952), 332 60. National Library of Medicine, 'Oral
... Ricky Harminder Bhogal and Richard Downing, 'The evolution of aortic
aneurysm repair: past lessons and future directions', in Aneurysmal Disease of
the Thoracic and Abdominal Aort ..."
The Matter of the Heart A History of the Heart in Eleven Operations (Hardback) by ThomasMorris Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2017 by Bodley Head ISBN-13: 978-1-84792-391-2, ISBN: 1-84792-391-7
"`Thrilling... The "dizzying" story of heart surgery is every bit as important as that of the nuclear, computer or rocket ages. And now it has been given the history it deserves' Sunday TimesFor thousands of years the human heart remained the deepest of mysteries; both home to the soul and an organ too complex to touch, let alone operate on., Then, in the late nineteenth century, medics began going where no one had dared go before. The f ..."