Vital Organs by Suzie Edge (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Vital Organs by Suzie Edge Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A journey through historys most famous limbs, organs, and appendages, from TikTok medical historian Dr Suzie Edge. Publisher Description The remarkable stories of the worlds most famous body parts.Louis XIVs rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victorias armpit led the development of antiseptics.Robert Jenkins ear started a war.All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts remind us that historys most-loved, and most-hated, were real breathing creatures who inhabited organs and limbs just like us - until theyre cut off that is. Medical historian Dr Suzie Edge investigates over 40 cases of how weve used, abused, dug up, displayed, experimented on, and worshipped body parts, including why Percy Shelleys heart refused to burn; how Yao Niangs toes started a 1000 year long ritual; why a giants bones are making us rethink medical ethics; and the strange case of Hitlers right testicle. Author Biography Suzie Edge trained as a molecular cell biologist before moving to clinical medicine, to spend more time talking to people, rather than just bugs in test tubes. She went on to work as a junior doctor in a variety of medical specialties including infectious diseases, haematology, and trauma and orthopaedic surgery. She recently completed an MLitt in Modern History to feed her fascination for the history of the human body and the history of medicine.Always on the lookout for gory historical details, Suzie loves telling stories of how we have treated our human bodies in life and in death. She has over 325,000 followers on TikTok who love tuning into her stories of how famous monarchs met their end. Details ISBN 1035404583 ISBN-13 9781035404582 Title Vital Organs Author Suzie Edge Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 320 Publisher Headline Publishing Group GE_Item_ID:145040105; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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