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Title: Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All
Author: Rose Shapiro
ISBN: 1846550289
EAN: 9781846550287
304 Pages
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 2008-02-07

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`a potted history of alternative medicine, as well as a thorough rebuttal of it, and her research is both fascinating and illuminating'

A devastating, compelling and very witty exposé of the increasingly bizarre world of alternative medicine: truly, a book for our times

`Shapiro's polemic traces the origins of many of these practices in an attempt to expose much of the pseudo-scientific quackery'

'vigorous polemic'

`A really refreshing, intelligent read'

'Very readable book...clear and bracing'

`This book... may change your life for the better...'

`Shapiro's polemic traces the origins of many of these practices in an attempt to expose much of the pseudo-scientific quackery'

`Shapiro expertly describes the pathology of medical counter knowledge'.

`this trenchant polemic against every form of quackery from crystal healing to colonic irrigation is brilliant, necessary stuff'

2008-08-15 Absolutely brilliant and revealing book

Suckers is an easy read and very well researched. I must admit that I rarely read "popular science" books, since I find them brushing over details and ultimately getting facts wrong. This book however, has the facts and backgrounds of a whole host of "alternative" "treatments" down to a T, teaches you how to recognise a quack by the language they use and will ultimately save you money, because you will not fall for their promises. I just got a copy for my mum.

Did you know that "Traditional Chinese Medicine" is barely over 50 years old?

Did you know the origins of chiropractise and osteopathy?

This book is an essential read for the parent who constantly needs to defend their decision not to use a naturopath and for the health professional who has preserved their ethics and is not offering unproven treatments to satisfy the modern trend for supposedly ancient healing methods.