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The Greatest Benefit to Mankind
Roy Porter
Fontana Press, UK
1999, 833 Pages, Price: £ 9

This wonderfully educative book written with erudition and wit is a must read, must have history of medicine! Porter examines the traditions and revolution in science of both the East and West and in doing so has produced a masterpiece in this aspect of history! The research into the history of plague, the feminist influence on medicine, cancer, child bearing and so on and so forth is profound. Besides being a great read this monumental work is a wonderful reference book to be kept in ones personal library or by ones bedside.
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