Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
The book’s specific focus is on the way our human tendency to build narratives is reflected in and influences the science-art of medicine. These narratives can be individual, intimate things, or they can be bigger cultural phenomena.
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This book is a good choice for people who are interested in space exploration history, or in the history of women in the sciences more generally.
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Overall, I enjoyed reading this one, and felt like it struck a good balance between being super educational yet not getting too in-the-weeds academic.
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All in all, I think this is a comprehensive (albeit overly verbose, which is really saying something coming from me) summary of the American Civil War’s impact on modern medical practice.
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When I first read the blurb, I was a little skeptical. How well could a single book encompass both environmental justice and racial justice? As it turns out, these stories are more intertwined than I’d expected.
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I jumped at the chance to read an advanced copy of this book for review because of its collection of subjects. I am currently a librarian at an academic health science institution, not unlike Johns Hopkins; I am also an amateur hobbyist historian of sorts.
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This is a worth-reading true story of continued hope and good work in the face of overwhelming systemic resistance.
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This book is a kind of family history viewed from the lens of cultural history, or perhaps a cultural history viewed from the lens of family history.
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I absolutely jumped at the chance to get a review copy of this title. Science AND Antebellum American history AND a book about a book — yes, please.
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Overall I think this is a fine book for a fantasy-hungry teen or YA reader, with the caveat that it’s just not going to be this year’s earth-shattering breakout book.
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