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On Speed

The Many Lives of Amphetamine

de Nicolas Rasmussen ...

Life in the Fast Lane: The author on the CHE Uppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells the remarkable story of their rise, their fall, and their ... Leer más

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Life in the Fast Lane: The author on the CHE Uppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells the remarkable story of their rise, their fall, and their
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On Speed

From Benzedrine to Adderall

de Nicolas Rasmussen ...

An extensively researched account of the ups and downs in the history of uppersUppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells the remarkable story of ... Leer más

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An extensively researched account of the ups and downs in the history of uppersUppers. Crank. Bennies. Dexies. Greenies. Black Beauties. Purple Hearts. Crystal. Ice. And, of course, Speed. Whatever their street names at the moment, amphetamines have been an insistent force in American life since they were marketed as the original antidepressants in the 1930s. On Speed tells the remarkable story of
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Fat in the Fifties

America's First Obesity Crisis

de Nicolas Rasmussen ...

A riveting history of the rise and fall of the obesity epidemic during 1950s and 1960s America.Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identified obesity as the leading cause of premature death in the United States in the 1930s, but it wasn't until 1951 that the public health and medical communities finally recognized it as "America's Number One Health Problem." The reason for MetLife's interest? They ... Leer más

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A riveting history of the rise and fall of the obesity epidemic during 1950s and 1960s America.Metropolitan Life Insurance Company identified obesity as the leading cause of premature death in the United States in the 1930s, but it wasn't until 1951 that the public health and medical communities finally recognized it as "America's Number One Health Problem." The reason for MetLife's interest? They
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Gene Jockeys

Life Science and the Rise of Biotech Enterprise

de Nicolas Rasmussen ...

The scientific scramble to discover the first generation of drugs created through genetic engineering.The biotech arena emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, when molecular biology, one of the fastest-moving areas of basic science in the twentieth century, met the business world. Gene Jockeys is a detailed study of the biotech projects that led to five of the first ten recombinant DNA drugs to be ... Leer más

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The scientific scramble to discover the first generation of drugs created through genetic engineering.The biotech arena emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, when molecular biology, one of the fastest-moving areas of basic science in the twentieth century, met the business world. Gene Jockeys is a detailed study of the biotech projects that led to five of the first ten recombinant DNA drugs to be
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Outside the Gates of Eden

The Dream of America from Hiroshima to Now

de Peter Bacon Hales ...

The cultural historian and author of Atomic Spaces offers a comprehensive account of the Baby Boomer years—from the atomic age to the virtual age.Born under the shadow of the atomic bomb, with little security but the cold comfort of duck-and-cover drills, the postwar generations lived through—and led—some of the most momentous changes in all of American history. In this new cultural history, Peter ... Leer más

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The cultural historian and author of Atomic Spaces offers a comprehensive account of the Baby Boomer years—from the atomic age to the virtual age.Born under the shadow of the atomic bomb, with little security but the cold comfort of duck-and-cover drills, the postwar generations lived through—and led—some of the most momentous changes in all of American history. In this new cultural history, Peter
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Science Unshackled

How Obscure, Abstract, Seemingly Useless Scientific Research Turned Out to Be the Basis for Modern Life

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An "entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking" look at the world of pure science and how obscure research leads to major changes in our world (John M. Henshaw, University of Tulsa, author of A Tour of the Senses).With a novelistic style, C. Renée James reveals how obscure studies of natural phenomena—including curved space-time, poisonous cone snails, exploding black holes, and the precise ... Leer más

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An "entertaining, informative, and thought-provoking" look at the world of pure science and how obscure research leads to major changes in our world (John M. Henshaw, University of Tulsa, author of A Tour of the Senses).With a novelistic style, C. Renée James reveals how obscure studies of natural phenomena—including curved space-time, poisonous cone snails, exploding black holes, and the precise
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Good Calories, Bad Calories

de Gary Taubes ...

**This groundbreaking book by award-winning science writer and bestselling author of Why We Get Fat and The Case for Keto shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.“Gary Taubes is a brave and bold science journalist who does not accept conventional wisdom.” —The New York Times**For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better ... Leer más

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**This groundbreaking book by award-winning science writer and bestselling author of Why We Get Fat and The Case for Keto shows us that almost everything we believe about the nature of a healthy diet is wrong.“Gary Taubes is a brave and bold science journalist who does not accept conventional wisdom.” —The New York Times**For decades we have been taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better
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The Big Fat Surprise

Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet

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A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how... ... Leer más

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A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how...
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The Case Against Sugar

de Gary Taubes ...

From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick.Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty ... Leer más

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From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick.Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty
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Bad Science

Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

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Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? How can average readers, who aren't medical doctors or Ph.D.s in biochemistry, tell what they should be paying attention ... Leer más

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Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? How can average readers, who aren't medical doctors or Ph.D.s in biochemistry, tell what they should be paying attention
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Do You Believe in Magic?

The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine

de Paul A. Offit ...

A physician offers an impassioned and meticulously researched exposé of the alternative medicine industry, separating the sense from the nonsense.A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices—known variably as ... Leer más

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A physician offers an impassioned and meticulously researched exposé of the alternative medicine industry, separating the sense from the nonsense.A half century ago, acupuncture, homeopathy, naturopathy, Chinese herbs, Christian exorcisms, dietary supplements, chiropractic manipulations, and ayurvedic remedies were considered on the fringe of medicine. Now these practices—known variably as
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Rethinking Diabetes

What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments

de Gary Taubes ...

An eye-opening investigation into the history of diabetes research and treatment by the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of Why We Get Fat • "[Gary] Taubes’s meticulous, science-based work makes him the Bryan Stevenson of nutrition, an early voice in the wilderness for an unorthodox view that is increasingly becoming accepted."—Neil Barsky, The Guardian**Before the discovery of ... Leer más

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An eye-opening investigation into the history of diabetes research and treatment by the award-winning journalist and best-selling author of Why We Get Fat • "[Gary] Taubes’s meticulous, science-based work makes him the Bryan Stevenson of nutrition, an early voice in the wilderness for an unorthodox view that is increasingly becoming accepted."—Neil Barsky, The Guardian**Before the discovery of
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