“Theodore Dalrymple is a brilliant observer of both medicine and society, and his book wittily engages with two versions of the current nonsense: orthodox medicine on drug addiction, and romantic poets on the wisdom you supposedly enjoy from getting high.” TwoBookEnjoyPoetDrugMedicineAddictionCurrentsBrilliantVersionsNonsenseOrthodoxObserversDrug AddictionDrug AddictGetting HighTheodoreRomantic Poet Author:Kenneth Minogue
“Women enjoyed rights in Egypt they would not again enjoy for more than 2,000 years. They owned ships, ran vineyards, filed lawsuits, practiced medicine. Their husbands supported them after divorce. Their power was unprecedented.” YearsEnjoyRightsHusbandMedicineDivorceShipsEnjoyedRanEgyptUnprecedentedLawsuitVineyardsAfter Divorce Author:Stacy Schiff