John Farndon: 45 books
Quacks and Con Artists
The Dubious History of Doctors
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
People have always needed doctors. But the doctors of the past might not look like the doctors you are used to seeing! Sometimes their healing methods were weird, disgusting, or even dangerous. Doctors in the Middle Ages sniffed patients' urine to diagnose disease, and barbers might cut off a person's...
by John Farndon
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Food is the body's fuel—but what happens to each yummy mouthful from the moment you take a bite? The Stickmen unravel the long process of digestion carried out by your winding system of guts. Learn about your stomach and its army of acids, the chemical powerhouse in your liver, and your busy kidneys...
by John Farndon, Anne Rooney, Alex Woolf
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Die Porträts der genialsten Wissenschaftler aus 2000 Jahren Forschungsgeschichte, ihr Leben, ihre Arbeit und ihre Entdeckungen. Ein leicht verständlicher Überblick über die Geschichte der Wissenschaft.