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- Book Title
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
1137299754
ISBN-13
9781137299758
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164718926
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Number of Pages
Xix, 354 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Paralysed with Fear : the Story of Polio
Subject
Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Modern / General, History
Publication Year
2013
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Textbook
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Science, History, Medical
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Hardcover
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0.8 in
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25.4 Oz
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9.3 in
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6.4 in
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2013-427894
Reviews
'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'a splendid book, riveting from beginning to ende a model of its kind' - Literary Review 'An absorbing new history of the diseasee personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact playe His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet 'An engaging narrative and critical commentaryea great strength of the book is that all of the competing ideas are covered, giving the reader a wonderfully rich picture of 20th-century medicine in all its formseParalysed With Fear can be recommended both as a wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all' - BBC History 'Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplombea detailed, science-rich treatment' - Nature 'Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feudseresearchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time' - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, 'An absorbing new history of the disease... personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play... His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, 'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'An absorbing new history of the diseasee personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact playe His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet 'An engaging narrative and critical commentaryea great strength of the book is that all of the competing ideas are covered, giving the reader a wonderfully rich picture of 20th-century medicine in all its formseParalysed With Fear can be recommended both as a wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all' - BBC History 'Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplombea detailed, science-rich treatment' - Nature 'Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feudseresearchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time' - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio.' - Dr Don Francis, 'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'a splendid book, riveting from beginning to end... a model of its kind' - Literary Review 'An absorbing new history of the disease... personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play... His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet 'An engaging narrative and critical commentary...a great strength of the book is that all of the competing ideas are covered, giving the reader a wonderfully rich picture of 20th-century medicine in all its forms...Paralysed With Fear can be recommended both as a wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all' - BBC History 'Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplomb...a detailed, science-rich treatment' - Nature 'Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feuds...researchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time' - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, 'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'An absorbing new history of the disease... personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play... His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet 'Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplomb...a detailed, science-rich treatment' - Nature 'Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feuds...researchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time' - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, 'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'An absorbing new history of the disease... personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play... His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet "Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feuds...researchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time" - The Book Bag "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis, 'As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one' - The Guardian 'Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us' - The Times 'a splendid book, riveting from beginning to end'€¦ a model of its kind' - Literary Review 'An absorbing new history of the disease'€¦ personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill' - Times Higher Education 'This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction' - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play'€¦ His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." The Lancet 'An engaging narrative and critical commentary'€¦a great strength of the book is that all of the competing ideas are covered, giving the reader a wonderfully rich picture of 20th-century medicine in all its forms'€¦ Paralysed With Fear can be recommended both as a wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all' - BBC History 'Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplomb'€¦a detailed, science-rich treatment' - Nature 'There is plenty of drama in the polio story, and Williams's skills as a writer come to the fore here'€¦he has mastered his material and is at his best in explaining why the science and therapeutics were good and bad, and why it has been possible to think about the global eradication of this awful disease in the first place.' - Times Literary Supplement 'Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feuds'€¦researchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time' - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis "I would say this is a really great book for all the obvious reasons (that include diligent and clear research, and a clear narrative of the history of polio) but it is also great because it tells you about the reality of medical research." Wendy Gagen, 'Reviews in History', the Institute of Historical Research's, "As Williams's punchy book reveals, the history of polio is quite an extraordinary one." - The Guardian "Williams is good on the terror [polio] inspired...and strongest of all is Williams's highly entertaining description of the poisonous rivalry between scientists... His tale of vendetta and bitterness reminds us that even medical heroes can be as jealous and petty as the rest of us." - The Times "A splendid book, riveting from beginning to end a model of its kind." - Literary Review "An absorbing new history of the disease personal accounts are woven through the story with consummate skill." - Times Higher Education "This book is a compelling story of how human ingenuity, ruthless competition, money and science have played a key role in driving polio to the brink of extinction." - New Internationalist "Williams has written a story about good and evil, successfully making poliovirus a villain in a gripping, multiact play His book should be read by anyone interested in science, medicine, history, and public health. And by anyone interested in an incredible story told by a great storyteller." - The Lancet "An engaging narrative and critical commentary a great strength of the book is that all of the competing ideas are covered, giving the reader a wonderfully rich picture of 20th-century medicine in all its forms Paralysed With Fear can be recommended both as a wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all." - BBC History "Williams negotiates the hairpin bends of polio's history with aplomb a detailed, science-rich treatment." - Nature "There is plenty of drama in the polio story, and Williams's skills as a writer come to the fore here he has mastered his material and is at his best in explaining why the science and therapeutics were good and bad, and why it has been possible to think about the global eradication of this awful disease in the first place." - Times Literary Supplement "Thrilling tale of man's war against polio...Williams does an excellent job in describing ambitious, vain and wrongheaded scientists; said scientists' feuds researchers who fell out of favour; horrible treatment trial fiascos; and FDR's fate, which served as quite the tool for bringing about what may be the biggest fundraising campaign of all time." - The Book Bag "Authoritative and insightful, warm in tone and compulsively readable, Paralysed with Fear is a welcome addition to the Polio history canon." - British Polio Fellowship "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis, and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE "A wonderfully enlightening read. It takes the reader on a long and exciting ride through the history of polio." - Dr Don Francis "I would say this is a really great book for all the obvious reasons (that include diligent and clear research, and a clear narrative of the history of polio) but it is also great because it tells you about the reality of medical research." - Wendy Gagen, 'Reviews in History', the Institute of Historical Research "A wonderful biography of polio and a revealing story of the development of 20th-century medicine, warts and all." - BBC History Magazine, "Gareth Williams' new book about poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis), and the attempts to follow the example of smallpox by eradicating a second dreaded infection from the world, is fascinating...a compelling read." - Professor Alasdair Geddes CBE
Dewey Edition
23
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
614.549
Table Of Content
A Gentle Introduction 1. A Plague from Nowhere 2. The Crippler 3. The Virus That Never Was 4. Germs of Ideas 5. Lost in Transmission 6. Fear is the Key 7. First Do No Harm 8. Dead or Alive 9. Front Runner 10. Poles Apart 11. In the Opposite Corner 12. Loose Ends and a Gordian Knot 13. Looking Forward to a Retrospective
Synopsis
For much of the twentieth century, polio inspired terror as the 'morning paralysis' which could break into any home and disable or kill a previously healthy person. The cruelty of the disease is epitomised by the iconic images of the crippled child and the iron lung. This story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and paradoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Some research won Nobel Prizes; other work was flawed or fraudulent, holding up progress and endangering patients' lives. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio, exploring the profoundly moving experiences of victims alongside the medical and scientific landmarks in the history of the disease., The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science.Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio., The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad science. Gareth Williams takes an original view of the journey to understanding and defeating polio.
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D203.2-475
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