That sounds like this weird thing people did back in the 1800s." For any other non-fiction, history, medicine, trends, and sociology fans out there, as well as folks who like the learn while being entertained.From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks-how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us. If you have friends or family who are forever getting caught up in trends-I believe that right now it is cinnamon, although the only cinnamon with actual health benefits is both expensive and rare, and too much can be hazardous-this book will give you some ammunition, as in, "Oh, yeah. I was particularly worried about this when I got to the chapter about animal parts, but I was able to listen. The authors did a great job of being specific and detailed, but never needlessly gory. Some of the historical and truly awful ways humans have used to cure ailments and boost health include the use of: blood, mummies, color, poisons (tobacco, strychnine, alcohol, etc.), light, water, skin, animal parts, fasting, and blood-letting. The title and subtitle are fairly self-explanatory. Educational, weird facts, humorous, well-research, documented, detailed, sectioned by themes, historical, medical-so much of what I want in a non-fiction book. Going forward, if there is a book I am on the fence about, and then I see that she is the narrator, I will buy that book. First, I am listening to another book now, and all I can think about is how much I wish Hillary Huber were narrating it! Her reading of this book was perfect-she got the tone just right, with its mix of grim facts, humor, and fascination.
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