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Harvey Cushing was the leading figure in the creation of modern neurosurgery. This biography traces his medical school education; his hospital-based surgical career; and... Læs mere
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This concise and elegant contribution to the Very Short Introduction series reintroduces the history that shaped the founding fathers, the history that they made, and what history has made of them.
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This revised edition of Jazz Anecdotes comes with 150 new anecdotes about jazz musicians both classic and contemporary.
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