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Vital Organs

A History of the World's Most Famous Body Parts

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Vital Organs

Auteur(s): Suzie Edge
Narrateur(s): Suzie Edge
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 The remarkable stories of the world's most famous body parts.
Louis XIV's rear end inspired the British National Anthem.
Queen Victoria's armpit led the development of antiseptics.
Robert Jenkin's ear started a war.


All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts remind us that history's most-loved, and most-hated, were real breathing creatures who inhabited organs and limbs just like us - until they're cut off that is.

Medical historian Dr Suzie Edge investigates over 40 cases of how we've used, abused, dug up, displayed, experimented on, and worshipped body parts, including why Percy Shelley's heart refused to burn; how Yao Niang's toes started a 1000 year long ritual; why a giant's bones are making us rethink medical ethics; and the strange case of Hitler's right testicle.©2023 Suzie Edge Médecine et secteur de la santé Science Sincère Mathématiques

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...a bracing adventure, and one where our ancestors are not reduced to characters of myth and legend, but real people of flesh and blood. It is through this most intimate dissection that the past is brought so vividly to life.
It's an incisive book (pun intended) that will leave you with a newfound appreciation of the vessel that carries you through life
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Love this book. Seriously, Suzie Edge has the ability to bring weird and horrible deaths that are over 100 years old and make it a light listen.

Her voice is calm and she has the ability to make modern references and funny little quirky input.

I can’t wait for her next best seller.

Bravo Suzie for this great book

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Totally worth a listen. Interesting, educational, and funny!

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Absolutely entertaining!

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