Was Queen Victoria a hypochondriac? Did Moses stutter? Was cubism really a
result of Picasso's migraines? Why was George Washington obsessed with his
teeth? Did Michelangelo suffer from Asperger's syndrome? And who really has
Oliver Cromwell's head?
Following on the success of the very popular 'Mere Mortals', Jim Leavesley
one gain puts medical history under the microscope in a spirited examination of
the maladies of the rich and famous.
History could have been very different if the medicos of the past had today's
medical expertise. What if George Washington has spent more time wrestling with
issues of independence rather than writing long plaintive letters to dentists?
Would Goya be known for his sylvan scenes of happy picnics is a cure had been
found for his protracted physical and psychological disabilities? And how would
the Old Testament read today if Job had received treatment for depression?
A compelling blend of historical research, medical knowledge and lively
curiosity, 'More Mere Mortals' is filled with fascinating facts, enthralling
events and a cast of eccentric, intriguing and inspiring characters from the Old
Testament to the present day. A book to captivate all inquiring minds!
Contents:
Introduction
Moses and Demosthenes
job
Michelangelo
Oliver Cromwell
Royal Twins
George Frederick Handel
George II, his wife and son
George Washington
Emma, Lady Hamilton
Franz Schubert
Francisco Goya
Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas De Quincey
Frederic Chopin
Dorothy Wordsworth
Henry Paget
Price Albert
Dr James Barry
Ignaz Semmelweis
Charles Dickens
The Original Siamese Twins
Dostoyevsky and other Russian Writers
Queen Victoria
Grove Cleveland and Ulysses Grant
Jim Darcy
The Romanovs
Enrico Caruso and Niccolo Paganini
Claude Monet
The Vicar of Stiffkey
Sigmund Freud
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Benito Mussolini
Pablo Picasso
Susan Hayward
Eamon De Valera
Howard Hughes
Chairman Mao
Clare Boothe Luce
Jeanne Louise Calment
Jerri Nielsen
Noel Coward
Bibliography
Index
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Mere Mortals: Diseases of the Famous, Diagnosing Historical Maladies from the Present Day
