Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

By
Lydia Kang
Lydia Kang,
Nate Pedersen
Nate Pedersen
2017 • 344 pages

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