{"product_id":"doctors-killed-george-washington-paperback","title":"Doctors Killed George Washington - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Mingo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's no joke that we are all fascinated by the medical profession and the people in it. With \u003ci\u003eDoctors Killed George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e, trivia mavens Erin Barrett and Jack Mingo explore accidental medical discoveries, medical follies, bizarre cures, and more. This titillating tome puts doctors and medical history under the microscope and exposes more than 500 little-known facts and outrageous oddities from the wild world of medicine. Did you know? Before the advent of surgery, ancient Egyptian doctors put their patients under by hitting them on the head with a mallet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErin Barrett and Jack Mingo have authored 20 books, including \u003ci\u003eHow the Cadillac Got Its Fins, The Couch Potato Guide to Life\u003c\/i\u003e and the bestselling \u003ci\u003eJust Curious Jeeves\u003c\/i\u003e. They have written articles for many major periodicals including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Salon, Reader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and have generated more than 30,000 questions for trivia games and game shows such as \u003ci\u003eWho Wants to Be a Millionaire?\u003c\/i\u003e. Their website, which lists their This Day in History nationallysyndicated column.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Along with Erin Barrett, Jack Mingo published over 20 books, including Random Kinds of Factness (Conari, 2005, over 20,000 copies). He is a fulltime writer specializing in somewhat offbeat trivia books. In his spare time, Jack keeps six hives and half a million bees in his Alameda (Bay Area) backyard and sells their honey at local farmers markets. His bees produce 650 pounds of honey per year (59 gallons, 472 pint jars).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.03 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47700851884291,"sku":"9781573247191","price":20.23,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/QUU4eFd2Tm4vRXNFdHpLUUMxakJhZz09.webp?v=1769972146","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-ch\/products\/doctors-killed-george-washington-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}