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The Knife Man: Blood, Body-snatching and the Birth of Modern Surgery
by: Wendy Moore

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780553816181
ISBN: 0553816187
Label: Bantam Books
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
Number Of Pages: 429
Publication Date: April 03, 2006
Publisher: Bantam Books
Studio: Bantam Books
Sales Rank: 21163

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- A Wonderful Read
This is an excellent biography of John Hunter, one of the most famous surgeons to ever have lived. The author is an expert writer and whilst it can be a cliché to speak of history reading like fiction that certainly is the case in this book. We map the progress of his life and the discoveries he makes within the field of medicine and science. Most of the science is wonderfully explained so that even most lay reader will be able to appreciate the discoveries. The sinister side is not left out either, whilst Hunter may have been a medical genius it is certain that he engaged in less praiseworthy activities such as robbing bodies from graves. Hunter's personal details are given here also, we see his upbringing, his marriage and his feuds with ... Read More:

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- A Truly Brilliant Biography
As far as biography's go, The Knife Mans is probably the best I have ever read. Although the brilliance of the book is significantly aided by its extraordinary subject matter, Wendy Moores fluid, informal writing style and indefatigable research make this one of the most entertaining, eloquent, informative and above all readable non-fiction books in publication.

Progressing with infinite detail worthy of the man himself the book follows the life of John Hunter from his impoverished birth in Scotland through his many achievements in London and finally to his death in 1793. Throughout Moores gives both detailed accounts of all his work as well as fascinating anecdotes concerning other famous figures connected with the hunters such ... Read More:

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- Fascinating Book
The Hunter brothers are a complete breed of their own. It amazes me to see how far we have progressed on in both science and medicine. Certainly, ethical issues were raised then but played less than a major role then compared to now!

Wendy Moore has written a brilliant book which has been very well researched. I am very impressed with the way she has written the book. She has manage to take you through the 17th century explaining what the present society is like, what the Hunter brothers achieved, done and given to the world, the elite medical society and the customers it serves. It explains very well the many significant symbols and discoveries in modern medicine and how science and medicine (or the medical professionals) will do ... Read More:

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- A Brilliant and Detailed Biography of the British Vesalius
When John Hunter was born in 1728, medicine and surgery was still in a dark age riven with ancient beliefs, an unwillingness to accept proven discoveries and an even great unwillingness to change.

John Hunter, by sheer hard work and dedication opened up the human body as no surgeon or anatomist had done for over 150 years, and people looked, listened and many learned. His influence on his students would see great names in surgery such as John Abernethy and Percival Pott, who, in their own right, took Hunter's teaching and practice into the operating theatres of Britain. This was the beginning of a new dawn for surgery, anatomy and science.

Wendy Moore has created a masterpiece for historians of medicine and science, ... Read More:

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- Blood and brilliance
This book describes the adventures of a man who injected himself with syphillis, was a major exponent of the art of bodysnatching, was famed and feared for his experiments on live an dead creatures, who transplated teeth and who debunked many of the classical theories on medicine. In short the book, even for a non-scientist like myself, is fascinating with its insights into Georgian society and the way in which it charts the emergerence of John Hunter as one of the founders of modern science. An outstanding read.

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