Free Book (Kindle/nook) Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine...

greencat · 08-02-2010, 09:59 AM

Could find this when I did a search...

Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World

Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these haven’t just changed the way we treat disease, they’ve transformed how we understand ourselves and the world we live in. In Breakthrough!, Jon Queijo tells the hidden stories behind 10 of history’s most amazing medical discoveries. This isn’t dry history: These are life-and-death mysteries uncovered, tales of passionate, often-mocked individuals who stood their ground and were proven right. From germs to genetics, the ancient Hippocrates to the cutting edge, these are stories that have changed the world—and, quite likely, saved your life.

http://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-G...=discounter-20

banjobama · 08-02-2010, 10:05 AM

That was worth clicking on just to read the review drama!

Maggie Leung · 08-02-2010, 02:57 PM

Looks interesting and provocative. Thanks for posting.

arcadata · 11-15-2010, 05:46 AM

Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World is free again.

ATDrake · 03-14-2011, 04:02 AM

Repeat freebie @ B&N. Also slated to repeat freebie for Kindle once the price drops kick in.

RainingLemur · 03-14-2011, 11:46 AM

Fantastic freebie. Good for munificent monday!

koland · 03-14-2011, 02:35 PM

Now free on Kindle.

arcadata · 06-27-2011, 03:17 AM

fYI, free again but currently just free for those in the UK

Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World by Jon Queijo(Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

arcadata · 06-27-2011, 04:36 AM

Now free US Kindle

bgalbrecht · 06-27-2011, 09:46 AM

Repeat freebie aBarnes & Noble too.

crich70 · 06-30-2011, 03:33 AM

It's a very interesting read. It makes you think how many of us take modern medical treatment for granted and don't even consider how short a time some of those advances have been a part of our daily lives. As an example (I don't know if it's in the book or not) prior to 1921 if you developed sugar diabetes you had a short life expectancy. A scary thought since many of us (myself included) wouldn't be here without insulin shots.

ficbot · 06-30-2011, 07:41 AM

I am looking forward to reading this. I find this sort of thing interesting as well, crich. I have a medical condition that was created my modern science (a drug 'allergy' which came about because they tried to hijack a not really used enzyme in the body in order to break down the drug and then realized that some people had a genetic deficiency of this enzyme which would not have affected their lives in any way unless they were either given this drug or bitten by a certain South American tree frog) and I think that as medicine progresses, we will see more such things. They'll solve one problem but create a while different one! Look at the rise in food allergies. People are being exposed to stuff they never would have been exposed to before and their bodies are over-reacting to it.

paola · 06-30-2011, 07:50 AM

I look forward to reading this, too! On this theme I just finished and thoroughly anjoyed another fascinating book, "Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today", by David P. Clark. I got it as a freebie (in fact, a repeat freebie), so it may come back (it is no longer free at amazon UK nor DE, but there is no price on the US site).

Thank you Koland, Arcdata and Greencat for all this nice finds!

08-02-2010, 09:59 AM	#1
greencat Freebie finder Posts: 907 Karma: 2046472 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony, Kindle	Free Book (Kindle/nook) Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine... Could find this when I did a search... Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World Why are you alive right now? Chances are, you owe your life to one of the remarkable medical discoveries in this book. Maybe it was vaccines. Or antibiotics. Or X-rays. Revolutionary medical breakthroughs like these haven’t just changed the way we treat disease, they’ve transformed how we understand ourselves and the world we live in. In Breakthrough!, Jon Queijo tells the hidden stories behind 10 of history’s most amazing medical discoveries. This isn’t dry history: These are life-and-death mysteries uncovered, tales of passionate, often-mocked individuals who stood their ground and were proven right. From germs to genetics, the ancient Hippocrates to the cutting edge, these are stories that have changed the world—and, quite likely, saved your life. http://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-G...=discounter-20

11-15-2010, 05:46 AM	#4
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arcadata Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,230 Karma: 4651787 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPod Touch, Sony PRS-350	fYI, free again but currently just free for those in the UK Breakthrough!: How the 10 Greatest Discoveries in Medicine Saved Millions and Changed Our View of the World by Jon Queijo(Amazon Main, Amazon UK)

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crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	It's a very interesting read. It makes you think how many of us take modern medical treatment for granted and don't even consider how short a time some of those advances have been a part of our daily lives. As an example (I don't know if it's in the book or not) prior to 1921 if you developed sugar diabetes you had a short life expectancy. A scary thought since many of us (myself included) wouldn't be here without insulin shots.

06-30-2011, 07:41 AM	#12
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I am looking forward to reading this. I find this sort of thing interesting as well, crich. I have a medical condition that was created my modern science (a drug 'allergy' which came about because they tried to hijack a not really used enzyme in the body in order to break down the drug and then realized that some people had a genetic deficiency of this enzyme which would not have affected their lives in any way unless they were either given this drug or bitten by a certain South American tree frog) and I think that as medicine progresses, we will see more such things. They'll solve one problem but create a while different one! Look at the rise in food allergies. People are being exposed to stuff they never would have been exposed to before and their bodies are over-reacting to it.

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paola Wizard Posts: 2,824 Karma: 5843878 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Device: Pocketbook Pro 903, (beloved Pocketbook 360 RIP), Kobo Mini, Kobo Aura	I look forward to reading this, too! On this theme I just finished and thoroughly anjoyed another fascinating book, "Germs, Genes, & Civilization: How Epidemics Shaped Who We Are Today", by David P. Clark. I got it as a freebie (in fact, a repeat freebie), so it may come back (it is no longer free at amazon UK nor DE, but there is no price on the US site). Thank you Koland, Arcdata and Greencat for all this nice finds!