The alarming history of medicine by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
12
editions published
between
1993
and
1997
in
English and Czech
and held by
744
libraries
worldwide
A wonderfully humorous - and decidedly unorthodox (!) history of medicine from Hippocrates to the present. Delightfully witty and richly informative, this new book by the author of the classic Doctor in the House is a collection of anecdotes describing how the historical breakthroughs in medicine were really made. Using hilarious stories, based on actual facts, Gordon shows that most monumental discoveries were originally accidents. The microscope, for instance, was.
Great medical disasters by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1983
and
2001
in
3
languages
and held by
626
libraries
worldwide
Jack the Ripper by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1980
in
English
and held by
362
libraries
worldwide
Explores the evidence concerning the identity of Jack the Ripper and looks at a number of characters, including an oversexed surgeon, his idle anaesthetist, and even Sigmund Freud, to arrive at a conclusion.
The private life of Florence Nightingale by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1978
and
2001
in
English and Turkish
and held by
358
libraries
worldwide
The invisible victory by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
7
editions published
between
1977
and
2001
in
English and Italian
and held by
348
libraries
worldwide
Doctor at sea by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
27
editions published
between
1953
and
2001
in
6
languages
and held by
341
libraries
worldwide
The hilarious adventures and misadventures of a young doctor on a voyage to South America in a tramp steamer.
The sleep of life : a novel by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1975
and
1985
in
English
and held by
335
libraries
worldwide
Doctor in the house by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
48
editions published
between
1952
and
1984
in
6
languages
and held by
334
libraries
worldwide
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An alarming history of famous and difficult! patients : amusing medical anecdotes from Typhoid Mary to FDR by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1997
in
English
and held by
334
libraries
worldwide
When the flesh is weak, the spirit often reacts in an unusual way. Some memorable people have become difficult patients for their doctors, as well as demanding companions for their loved ones, and intolerable colleagues to their contemporaries. The course of history has frequently been altered by their ailments.
The facemaker by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1967
and
2004
in
English and Czech
and held by
321
libraries
worldwide
Doctor in love by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
20
editions published
between
1957
and
2003
in
5
languages
and held by
297
libraries
worldwide
In this hilarious romantic comedy, Richard Gordon awakes one morning with a headache. It takes him a while to realize he is ill -- after all he is a doctor. Dr Pennyworth prescribes a spell in hospital, and amongst the bedpans and injections on Honesty Ward, Richard falls in love -- with his very own Florence Nightingale.
Doctor at large by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
31
editions published
between
1951
and
2003
in
5
languages
and held by
288
libraries
worldwide
Witness for the Crown by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
5
editions published
between
1971
and
1973
in
English
and held by
282
libraries
worldwide
A question of guilt : the curious case of Dr. Crippen by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1981
in
English
and held by
280
libraries
worldwide
Doctor in clover by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
16
editions published
between
1960
and
2004
in
English and Czech
and held by
247
libraries
worldwide
Doctor on toast by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
16
editions published
between
1961
and
2001
in
3
languages
and held by
228
libraries
worldwide
The facts of life by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
6
editions published
between
1969
and
1973
in
English and Finnish
and held by
226
libraries
worldwide
Doctor in the swim by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
11
editions published
between
1962
and
2001
in
English and German
and held by
204
libraries
worldwide
Great medical mysteries by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
8
editions published
between
1984
and
2001
in
English and Czech
and held by
183
libraries
worldwide
Doctor in the nude by Richard Gordon
(
Book
)
10
editions published
between
1952
and
2001
in
English
and held by
173
libraries
worldwide
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