Let me start by saying if you don’t like blood and guts and yucky bits then do not read this book – but if you do then you will love it!
A Painful History of Medicine, Scalpels, Stitches + Scars a history of surgery has some very interesting gory facts about the history of surgery. How did people in ancient time fix wounds, what tools did they use, were people awake when they were operated on.
All these fascinating facts plus more from recent times in medicine can be found in this book – but there’s a warning – you must have a strong stomach!