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Vital Organs
- Narrated by: Suzie Edge
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Publisher's Summary
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.
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- Stephane Desjardins
- 2023-10-17
Another success
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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- Im here because I have to be
- 2023-11-01
Absolutely entertaining!
Totally worth a listen. Interesting, educational, and funny!
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