Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery Nature_Gift_Guide ”—Amanda Hesser

”—Amanda Hesser

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Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery Nature_Gift_Guide ”—Amanda HesserFrom an eminent surgeon and historian comes the by turns fascinating and ghastly (The New York Times Book Review, Editors Choice) story of surgerys developmentfrom the Stone Age to the present dayblending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling. There are not many life events that can be as simultaneously frightening and hopeful as a surgical operation. In America, tens of millions of major surgical procedures are performed annually, yet