Quacks!: Dodgy Doctors and Foolish Fads Throughout History [Paperback]

Are you suffering from a life-threatening illness? Do you possess chronic fatigue, sexual dysfunction, severe mental impairment, or have to endure constant, debilitating pain? If not, then you might do so after reading this book!Quacks!tells the story of the strangest and most insane doctors, surgeons, and psychiatrists from throughout history, as well as the often cruel (and always absurd) diet-fads, treatment-regimes, and beliefs they unleashed out onto an unsuspecting world. This volume proves once and for all that the one thing there really isn’t a cure for is human gullibility.

From snake-oil salesmen to quack diets, thishistorical analysisexplores thefraudulent practicesandbizarre treatmentsthat have plagued the medical world for centuries. It's perfect for readers interested inmedical history,true crime, and the enduring power ofpseudo-science.